Der lange verborgene Freund, John George Hohman's 1820 book printed at Reading, Pennsylvania, is the primary printed vehicle of the Pennsylvania German charm tradition known as Braucherei, later circulated in English translation as The Long Lost Friend. Its strength is that it is the actual historical text through which these charms were transmitted in print, now out of copyright and directly checkable. Its limit is that this atlas describes the book as a transmitted artifact rather than reproducing its charms, and no url is given here because the record catalogues the historical printed book itself rather than any one digital edition of it.
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Assessment
Reliability Tier2
John George Hohman's Der lange verborgene Freund, printed at Reading, Pennsylvania, 1820, the middle tier reflecting the actual historical text through which the Pennsylvania German charm tradition was transmitted in print, now out of copyright and directly checkable, weighed against it being a popular charm book rather than an outside scholarly evaluation of the tradition. NotesThe printed vehicle of the Pennsylvania German charm tradition, later circulated in English as The Long Lost Friend. Out of copyright. Described here, not reproduced. It is a transmitted book rather than a single incantation, and this atlas catalogues it as such.
Citation
AuthorJohn George Hohman
PublisherReading, Pennsylvania
Publication Year1820
Source Typeprimary-text
Claims Backed By This Source (10 claims)
This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Incantations, Spells & Curses, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Well-attested
8Incantations, Spells & Curses
Holds
1Incantations, Spells & Curses
General References
1Incantations, Spells & Curses
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