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Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch

A Traditional Medical Practice in the Modern World [Paperback]

by David W. Kriebel

    • Author

      David W. Kriebel

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Penn State University Press

    • Published

      July 2016

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    Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch

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    Known in Pennsylvania Dutch as Brauche or Braucherei, the folk-healing practice of powwowing was thought to draw upon the power of God to heal all manner of physical and spiritual ills. Yet some people believed--and still believe today--that this power to heal came not from God, but from the devil. Controversy over powwowing came to a climax in 1929 with the York Hex Murder Trial, in which one powwower killed another who, he believed, had placed a hex on him.

    Based on seven years of fieldwork and extensive interviews, David Kriebel's study reveals the vibrant world, history, and culture of powwowing in southeastern and central Pennsylvania. He describes, compares, and contrasts powwowing practices of the past and the present; discusses in detail the belief in powwowing as healing; and assesses the future of Braucherei. Biographical sketches of seven living powwowers shed additional light on this little-understood topic.

    A groundbreaking inquiry into Pennsylvania German culture and history, Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch opens a window onto an archaic, semi-mystical tradition still very much in practice today.

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    • Author

      David W. Kriebel

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Penn State University Press

    • Published

      July 2016

    • Weight

      464g

    • Page Count

      312

    • Dimensions

      153 x 229 x 18 mm

    • ISBN

      9780271075754

    • ISBN-10

      0271075759

    • Eden Code

      4536164

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    • Author/Creator: David W. Kriebel

    • ISBN: 9780271075754

    • Publisher: Penn State University Press

    • Release Date: July 2016

    • Weight: 464g

    • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 18 mm

    • Eden Code: 4536164


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