Witches, ghosts and signs : folklore of the Southern Appalachians / [compiled by] Patrick W. Gainer ; with a preface and motif index by Judy Prozzillo Byers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gainer, Patrick W.

Byers, Judy Prozzillo, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folklore--West Virginia.

Folklore.

West Virginia--Social life and customs.

West Virginia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Morgantown, W. Va. : West Virginia University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Witches, Ghosts, and Signs: Folklore of the Southern Appalachians by the renowned West Virginia folklorist and former West Virginia University English professor Patrick W.Gainer not only highlights stories that both amuse and raise goosebumps, but also begins with a description of the people and culture of the state.

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Introduction; Speech of the Mountaineers; Dialect and Accent; Word and Expressions; Traditional Activities and Customs; The Molasses Boiling; Bean Stringings and Apple Peelings; The Corn-Shuckin'; Wheat-Threshing Time; The Quiliting Bee; The ""Literary""; Box Suppers and Pie Socials; The Singing School; Halloween; Christmas; Wakes; Play Parties; The Big Meetin'; Serenade for Newlyweds; The Infare; The Party Line; Ghostlore; Jim Barton's Fiddle; The Ghost of Mrs. Green; The Woman Who Came Crying; The Passing Soul

The Ghost of the Jilted GirlThe Vengeful Ghost of the Murdered Girl; The Ghost of the Peddler on Third Run; The Collins Betss Peddler; The Crying Infant; The Headless Horseman of Powell Mountain; The Shue Murder Case; The Tragic Story of Ellen and Edward; The Lover's Ghost; A Haunted House; The Poltergeist of Petersburg; The Mother-in-Law's Revenge; The Ghost Rider; The Ghost Rides with Her Lover; The Dog Ghost of Peach Tree; The Hitch-Hiker; The Phantom Wagon; Add's Image; The Graveyard Ghost; The Peddler's Ghost of Mayville; The Ghost of Echo Rock; Three Headless Ghosts; The White Bird

The Ghost of the Murdered StorekeeperThe Ghost of the Mistreated Husband; The Peddler's Ghost of Pendleton County; The Old Haunted House of Nicholas County; A Mysterious Disappearance; The Fireside Ghost; The Chain; The Haunted House at Renick; The Stroop House Ghost; The Informing Revenant; A Ghost Returns for His Head; The Woman in White; The Headless Rider of Spruce Lick; The Headless Horseman of Braxton County; The Ghost of Sally Robinson; The Crying Baby; The Ghost of the Card Player; An Errant Husband in Disciplined; The Walking Ghost; The Ghost of the Crites Mountain Schoolhouse

The Hidden Treasure of Bear ForkWizard Clip; Folk Cures; Nature Lore and Rules for Farming; Superstitions; Witchcraft; The White Art; Uncle Johnnie Bewitches the Cows; Uncle Johnnie Frightens Mrs. Dickens; Death and Burial of Uncle Johnnie; The Black Cat Murders; The Witch of Booger Hole; The Sad Death of Mary Fisher; The Witch Doctor's Silver Bullet; The Violent Witch; The Witch of Buck Run; The Witchery of Mary Leadum; The Mysterious Doe; A Witch's Spell Taken Off; The Raccoon Witch; The Witch's Funeral; The Bewitched Pigs; The Witch of Bull Run Meets Her Match

The Witch Man of Calhoun CountyThe Devil Takes His Victim; How Witches Got Milk and Butter; The Milk Witch of Wood County; The Gilmer County Witch Plays a Trick; The Black Cat is Beaten; Another Way to Break a Spell; How to Kill a Witch; White Bear; A Young Man Fixes the Witch of Bull Run; Recollections of Witchcraft; Appendix; A Classification Index of Witches, Ghosts, and Signs; The Wayland Hand Classification of Superstitions; Traditional Activities and Cutsoms; Folk Cures; Nature Lore and Rules for Farming; Superstitions; The Stith Thompson Motif-index for Folk Literature; Ghostlore

Witchcraft

Notes:

Includes index.

First ed. 1975 published by Seneca Books.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-935978-06-3

OCLC:

794702234