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Index
About the Authors
Copyright Information
Dedication
Contents
Disclaimer
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: New England and the Maritimes
Habitants in Flying Canoes: Sorcellerie and the Magical World of French Canadians
Field Notes: Seaside Sorcery
Crafts of the Cunning: Cunning-Folk Practices in New England
Field Notes: Was There Witchcraft in Salem?
An Enduring Awareness of Things Unseen: Irish American Folk Magic
Traveling On: New England and the Maritimes
Chapter 2: New Holland and Deitscherei
A Nameless Tradition: Italian American Magic from New Jersey
Field Notes: The Big (Charmed) Apple
The Power of Faith in Action: Pennsylvania German Powwow
Field Notes: The Magic of the Chain Letter
A Heathen History: Braucherei in the Urglaawe Context
Field Notes: The Candle Shop
A Solitary Nature: My Hoodoo Story
Traveling On: New Holland and Deitscherei
Chapter 3: The Upland South
Bark, Fruit, Root, Seed: The Homely Folkways of Old Appalachia
Field Notes: Planting by the Signs
The Poor Man’s Play: Appalachian-Melungeon Folk Magic
Field Notes: Doodlebugs and Water Witching
The Clear Moon Brings Rain: Religion, Folk Belief, and Omens in Middle Tennessee
Field Notes: And Ye Shall Take Up Serpents
Traveling On: The Upland South
Chapter 4: The Deep South
Florida Folk Magic: Tourism, Tradition, and Transience
Field Notes: The Traiteurs of Rural Louisiana
Ashé Everywhere: African Traditional Religion in the Deep South
Field Notes: The Crossroads Deal
The Making of a Starr: Working Old-Style Conjure
Field Notes: Chinese Wash, a Fusion of Folk Magic
Traveling On: The Deep South
Chapter 5: The Midlands
A Living Tradition: Ozark Folk Magic, Reimagined
Field Notes: Cures of the Illinois Egyptians
Lucumí, Espiritismo, and the Windy City: African Diaspora Magical Faiths
Field Notes: The Nain Rouge
Roads and Rivers: Meeting Detroit Hoodoo
Field Notes: Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers
Traveling On: The Midlands
Chapter 6: Plains West
Field Notes: The Spirit Catches You: Hmong Folk Healing in Minnesota
Rekindling the Hearth: Slavic Folk Magic in North America
Field Notes: Lumberjacks, Paul Bunyan, and Folk Magic on the Job
The Salamander and the Shew-Stones: Traditions of Folk Mysticism in the Mormon Cultural Region
Field Notes: Fearsome Critters
Field Notes: Don’t Touch My Hat, and Other Cowboy Superstitions
Traveling On: Plains West
Chapter 7: El Norte
Field Notes: La Guadalupe, Compassionate Mother of the Americas
Curanderismo: Latinx Spiritual/Energetic Rituals that Heal
Field Notes: A Coyote Tale: Trickster Witches in the Southwest
Tradicion, Salud, Energía: Principles of Curanderismo
Field Notes: Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes, or Lucky Charms in Sin City
Traveling On: El Norte
Chapter 8: The Left Coast
Descendants of the Dragon: Chinese Americans and Taoist Magic
Field Notes: Hell Money
Saints with Scissors: American Brujeria
Field Notes: La Santa Muerte, Devotion to the Bone
In the Shadow of the God Mountains: Multicultural Folk Magic
Field Notes: Folk Magic at the Movies
Traveling On: The Left Coast
Roads Less Traveled: A (Sort of) Conclusion
Bibliography
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