Witchcraft in the Southwest: Spanish and Indian supernaturalism on the Rio Grande
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Main Author: Simmons, Marc (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lincoln University of Nebraska Press 1980
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Item Description:Reprint of the ed. published by Northland Press, Flagstaff. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184)
Opening with a succinct review of the meaning and evolution of witchcraft in Europe and Spain, Simmons establishes the existence of many similar beliefs among native inhabitants of the New World. Moving chronologically to Spanish colonization, the author vividly conveys Spanish reactions to Pueblo life and religion, the fears of witches and other supernatural forces that plagued Spanish colonists. Emphasizing the beliefs and nature of witchcraft rather than the actual mechanics (which are secret), he follows Hispanic communities into the late 19th century. Readers learn how witchcraft fits into the Pueblo world view and how it compares and contrasts with European and Spanish varieties in such areas as motivation, types, powers, beliefs and means of acquisition
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 184 pages)
ISBN:0585266549
0803291167
9780585266541
9780803291164

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