The long hidden friend : or, the long lost friend, historical Pennsylvania German folk magic / by John George Hohman with commentary from Carleton F. Brown ; newly introduced by Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran & Joseph S. Hopkins and illustrated by Kevin Alexandrowicz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hohman, Johann Georg, Author.

Standardized Title:

Lange verborgene Freund. English http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/91429a29-f48a-a790-afa6-8209910e3301

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Witchcraft--Pennsylvania.

Witchcraft.

Magic--Pennsylvania.

Magic.

German Americans--Pennsylvania--Social life and customs.

German Americans.

Physical Description:

320 pages illustrations 18 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Olympia, Washington, USA : Hyldyr, [2025]

Summary:

""You must cut a piece from a young branch of a tree, towards sunrise..." In 1820, the mysterious German-speaking migrant John George Hohman scraped together what little he had to publish a remarkable collection of material from European occult circles and traditional folk knowledge: Der lange verborgene Freund. Later translated into English as The Long Hidden Friend or The Long Lost Friend (among other names), Hohman's book was embraced by generations of audiences as far afield as southern Appalachia and among practitioners of Hoodoo. This gorgeous publication features the classic critical English edition of the text by philologist Carleton F. Brown (Journal of American Folk-Lore) alongside a new introduction by folklorist Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran and reproductions of incredible Pennsylvania German folk art by Kevin Alexandrowicz-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781966041085

196604108X

OCLC:

1592277529

Publisher Number:

90104885824