Powwowing among the Pennsylvania Dutch : a traditional medical practice in the modern world
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Powwowing among the Pennsylvania Dutch : a traditional medical practice in the modern world
（Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society, v. 41）（Pennsylvania German history and culture series, no. 8）
Pennsylvania State University Press, c2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-286) and index
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内容説明
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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Contents
Preface
1. On the Trail of a Lost Art
2. A Powwow Primer
3. Powwow Ritual: Structure and Performance
4. Powwowing, Medicine, and the Act of Healing
5. Powwowing in Pennsylvania
6. Some Contemporary Powwowers
7. A Pennsylvania Dutch Model of Powwowing
8. The Persistence of Powwowing
Appendixes
1. Theoretical Background
2. Glossary of Illnesses
3. An Excerpt from Albertus Magnus: Egyptian Secrets
4. Life Dates of Twentieth-Century Powwowers in This Study
5. Characteristics of Twentieth-Century Powwowers in This Study
6. Data on Twentieth-Century Ritual Practice
7. Additional Powwow Cases
Bibliography
Index
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