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Witchcraft in the Southwest: Spanish and Indian Supernaturalism on the Rio Grande

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“Now and again a actually remarkable book appears-one that takes a topic in need of discussion, thoroughly researches it, and presents credible results in a fascinating and extremely well manner. Witchcraft in the Southwest is this sort of volume, and as such, is a should for all readers, be they scholars, students, or others. . . . The volume devotes equal time to Spanish and Indian supernaturalism along the Rio Grande. 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 writer 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 somewhat 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. . . . Simmons’ study provides a needed overview and one that may be carefully based on to be had ethnohistorical documents and credible anthropological data.”-American Indian Quarterly A professional historian, writer, editor, and translator, Marc Simmons has published a lot of books and monographs on the Southwest in addition to articles in more than twenty scholarly and popular journals.

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