Signs, cures, & witchery : German Appalachian folklore
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Milnes, Gerald,
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GR111 .G47 M55 2007
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LC Subjects
Appalachian Region -- Folklore.
Freedom of religion -- Appalachian Region -- History.
German Americans -- Appalachian Region -- Folklore.
German Americans -- Appalachian Region -- History.
Occultism -- Appalachian Region -- Folklore.
Persecution -- Germany -- History.
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Appalachian Region.
Folklore.
Freedom of religion.
German Americans.
Germany. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtCD3rcKcPDx6FHmjvrbd
History.
Occultism.
Persecution.
United States. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Other Subjects
Appalachen-Gebiet
Deutsche.
Einwanderer
Folklore.
Volkskultur
États-Unis -- Histoire -- ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)

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xvi, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-237) and index.
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"Based in part on the author's extensive collection of oral histories from the remote highlands of West Virginia, Signs, Cures, and Witchery: German Appalachian Folklore describes various occult practices, symbols, and beliefs; how they evolved within New World religious contexts; how they arrived on the Appalachian frontier; and the prospects of those beliefs continuing in the contemporary world."--BOOK JACKET.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Milnes, G. Signs, cures, & witchery: German Appalachian folklore . University of Tennessee Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Milnes, Gerald. Signs, Cures, & Witchery: German Appalachian Folklore. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Milnes, Gerald. Signs, Cures, & Witchery: German Appalachian Folklore Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Milnes, G. (n.d.). Signs, cures, & witchery: german appalachian folklore. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Milnes, Gerald. Signs, Cures, & Witchery: German Appalachian Folklore University of Tennessee Press,

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