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Solomonic Magic & the Grimoires

The Long-Lost Friend

A 19th Century American Grimoire

by John George Hohman · Daniel Harms (ed.)

A critical edition of Hohman's 1820 Der lange verborgene Freund, the Pennsylvania German charm book that became America's most famous folk grimoire and a staple of powwow and hoodoo practice. Harms traces each charm to its European sources, compares editions and explains how the book was used for healing, protection and against fire and theft. An ideal bridge between European Solomonic literature and American vernacular magic.

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