The first fully annotated English critical edition of the grimoire that shaped American folk magic.
The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses (New York, 1880) is the pseudepigraphic grimoire that circulated among Pennsylvania Dutch hexmeisters, Southern rootworkers, Hoodoo practitioners, and Caribbean Obeah workers. This Complete Facsimile and Annotated Edition offers:
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The first fully annotated English critical edition of the grimoire that shaped American folk magic. The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses (New York, 1880) is the pseudepigraphic grimoire that circulated among Pennsylvania Dutch hexmeisters, Southern rootworkers, Hoodoo practitioners, and Caribbean Obeah workers. This Complete Facsimile and Annotated Edition offers: - The complete 1880 text: Seven Seals, Twelve Tables, General Citation, and Seven Great Princes - with facsimile plates.- The 72 Angels of the Shem ha-Mephorash: Complete table with associated psalms and traditional attributes.- Annotated Operations: Protection, Fortune, Healing, Dreams, Love, Eloquence, and Reconciliation - with documented historical use.- Three scholarly essays: Ennemoser and Israelite Magic, textual corruption and critical editing, and the ethics of reading historical grimoires (including the Necronomicon comparison).- American reception history: Braucherei, Hoodoo, De Laurence's catalog trade, Obeah legislation, botánicas, and the digital Hoodoo revival.- Research tools: Trilingual Concordance, Chronology of the Textual Tradition (PGM ? 2026), Thematic Index, and Annotated Bibliography of 16 sources.'Building on Peterson's philological foundation, this edition adds the first complete critical apparatus on the text's American reception, its 72 Angels with psalms, and its place in Hoodoo, Braucherei, and Caribbean traditions.'. Seller Inventory # 9798193162049
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The first fully annotated English critical edition of the grimoire that shaped American folk magic. The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses (New York, 1880) is the pseudepigraphic grimoire that circulated among Pennsylvania Dutch hexmeisters, Southern rootworkers, Hoodoo practitioners, and Caribbean Obeah workers. This Complete Facsimile and Annotated Edition offers: The complete 1880 text: Seven Seals, Twelve Tables, General Citation, and Seven Great Princes - with facsimile plates.The 72 Angels of the Shem ha-Mephorash: Complete table with associated psalms and traditional attributes.Annotated Operations: Protection, Fortune, Healing, Dreams, Love, Eloquence, and Reconciliation - with documented historical use.Three scholarly essays: Ennemoser and Israelite Magic, textual corruption and critical editing, and the ethics of reading historical grimoires (including the Necronomicon comparison).American reception history: Braucherei, Hoodoo, De Laurence's catalog trade, Obeah legislation, botanicas, and the digital Hoodoo revival.Research tools: Trilingual Concordance, Chronology of the Textual Tradition (PGM 2026), Thematic Index, and Annotated Bibliography of 16 sources."Building on Peterson's philological foundation, this edition adds the first complete critical apparatus on the text's American reception, its 72 Angels with psalms, and its place in Hoodoo, Braucherei, and Caribbean traditions." This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798193162049
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