stories of witchcraft and the supernatural in the American Southwest and beyond /

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Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, Spanish Series: Grover E. Murray studies in the American SouthwestPublisher: Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, 2007Copyright date: Description: xxiv, 373 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780896726079
  • 089672607X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: ; Online version:: DDC classification:
  • 398.20979/01 22
LOC classification:
  • BF1577.S68 B78 2007
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Contents:
1. Witches, spooks, and ghostly apparitions -- An old man -- Dancing up a storm! -- A flock of women -- A witch jumping around -- So he was a witch! -- This woman named Nieves -- Teodorita -- I used to live with witches! -- Jujiyana -- A truck driver -- A witch pumpkin -- The little old lady -- A dark ghost -- That woman is a witch -- She wasn't a pretty woman -- He didn't see its face -- A soul in the plains -- The man who hitched a ride -- A white ghost -- Peeing on the father's feet -- A brother-in-law's
2. Witches disguised as animals -- The monster -- A black mare -- The cat lost an eye -- An Indian -- A horse popped out -- Daughter-in-law and mother-in-law -- A coyote turned woman -- A coyote turned Navajo -- Navajo witchcraft -- The hooting owl -- They looked like sheep -- The owl -- He killed the owl -- The milk snake -- Head of the witches -- The old hag disappeared -- An owl
3. Lights, sparks, and balls of fire -- Balls of fire -- A whole bunch of witches -- Tiny candles -- An animal that radiates light -- A terrible ball of fire -- Sparks that flew -- Two witches and two fellows named John -- Why she was a witch, wasn't she? -- Two lights flying -- A light flashed by -- And Sunday, seven -- Something is headed our way -- A light came on -- I didn't hear any noise -- Lights -- The house where I was raised -- 3. Luces, brasas, y bolas de lumbre -- Bolas de lumbre -- Un carajal d
4. Bewitched and bewildered -- Bewitched -- Out of envy they do evil things to you -- They performed evil things -- Witchcraft -- Malevolent witches -- To inflict harm -- Sujarana -- The peyote lady -- The little old lady was dead in the morning -- Libe --
5. Superstitions, mysteries, and the bizarre -- You could hear steps -- A little bird -- A noise in their home -- Three whistling sounds -- Seeing things -- "The Nene" -- The doll -- Who knows what it is! -- The little hands -- Footsteps -- Don't you want to go to the funeral? -- My wedding ring and some filthy stuff -- The casket was lowered right before my eyes -- A huge palm-like growth -- A rag doll -- Chains rattled -- The chicken that crowed after being roasted -- The holy company -- Strange-looking objects -- I saw a man's body -- The Ouija board -- A throng of horses -- The car lights on -- The mysterious lady in white -- Dead people make noises -- A tumbleweed -- The tiny baby -- Her compadre passed away -- The crown had fallen -- Genoveo showed up crying -- Two dwarf events -- The doll -- Chaveta -- The Earth would part -- My grammy -- Shiny apples -- The little girl -- The little pigs -- The man without a head -- Superstitions -- Fragrances -- He quit being mean -- 5. Supersticiones, misterios, y l
6. Handsome, with hoofs and tail -- Evil spirits -- He spotted his tiny horns -- God put the devil on this Earth -- The devil -- Death and obedience -- The Nahua -- A hunter from the plains -- The coyote turned into the devil -- Fire shot out of its eyes -- She was stone cold -- Someone hollered in the distance -- You couldn't see its face -- Gabriel spoke to the devil -- A black horse -- It happened in Las Cruces -- His tail protruded from between his ankles -- The devil with chicken feet -- The devil was
7. Enchanted places and buried treasures -- He buried large amounts of money -- An enchanted place -- The cursed chimney -- Esca
8. The powerful evil eye -- Bring me an egg -- A very sick little girl -- The evil eye -- "Glancing" -- This baby's sick! -- Crying, crying, crying -- The evil eye -- Indigestion -- He died from the evil eye -- The story from Oaxaca -- The man had inflicte
Summary: "A collection of bilingual oral stories (Spanish/English) of witchcraft and the supernatural (including tales of sorcerers; witches; La Llorona, the vanishing hitchhiker; and apparitions) from old-timers and young people whose ages range from ninety-eight to seventeen and who live in Latin America and the American Southwest"--The publisher.
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English and Spanish.

"A collection of bilingual oral stories (Spanish/English) of witchcraft and the supernatural (including tales of sorcerers; witches; La Llorona, the vanishing hitchhiker; and apparitions) from old-timers and young people whose ages range from ninety-eight to seventeen and who live in Latin America and the American Southwest"--The publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-350) and indexes.

1. Witches, spooks, and ghostly apparitions -- An old man -- Dancing up a storm! -- A flock of women -- A witch jumping around -- So he was a witch! -- This woman named Nieves -- Teodorita -- I used to live with witches! -- Jujiyana -- A truck driver -- A witch pumpkin -- The little old lady -- A dark ghost -- That woman is a witch -- She wasn't a pretty woman -- He didn't see its face -- A soul in the plains -- The man who hitched a ride -- A white ghost -- Peeing on the father's feet -- A brother-in-law's

2. Witches disguised as animals -- The monster -- A black mare -- The cat lost an eye -- An Indian -- A horse popped out -- Daughter-in-law and mother-in-law -- A coyote turned woman -- A coyote turned Navajo -- Navajo witchcraft -- The hooting owl -- They looked like sheep -- The owl -- He killed the owl -- The milk snake -- Head of the witches -- The old hag disappeared -- An owl

3. Lights, sparks, and balls of fire -- Balls of fire -- A whole bunch of witches -- Tiny candles -- An animal that radiates light -- A terrible ball of fire -- Sparks that flew -- Two witches and two fellows named John -- Why she was a witch, wasn't she? -- Two lights flying -- A light flashed by -- And Sunday, seven -- Something is headed our way -- A light came on -- I didn't hear any noise -- Lights -- The house where I was raised -- 3. Luces, brasas, y bolas de lumbre -- Bolas de lumbre -- Un carajal d

4. Bewitched and bewildered -- Bewitched -- Out of envy they do evil things to you -- They performed evil things -- Witchcraft -- Malevolent witches -- To inflict harm -- Sujarana -- The peyote lady -- The little old lady was dead in the morning -- Libe --

5. Superstitions, mysteries, and the bizarre -- You could hear steps -- A little bird -- A noise in their home -- Three whistling sounds -- Seeing things -- "The Nene" -- The doll -- Who knows what it is! -- The little hands -- Footsteps -- Don't you want to go to the funeral? -- My wedding ring and some filthy stuff -- The casket was lowered right before my eyes -- A huge palm-like growth -- A rag doll -- Chains rattled -- The chicken that crowed after being roasted -- The holy company -- Strange-looking objects -- I saw a man's body -- The Ouija board -- A throng of horses -- The car lights on -- The mysterious lady in white -- Dead people make noises -- A tumbleweed -- The tiny baby -- Her compadre passed away -- The crown had fallen -- Genoveo showed up crying -- Two dwarf events -- The doll -- Chaveta -- The Earth would part -- My grammy -- Shiny apples -- The little girl -- The little pigs -- The man without a head -- Superstitions -- Fragrances -- He quit being mean -- 5. Supersticiones, misterios, y l

6. Handsome, with hoofs and tail -- Evil spirits -- He spotted his tiny horns -- God put the devil on this Earth -- The devil -- Death and obedience -- The Nahua -- A hunter from the plains -- The coyote turned into the devil -- Fire shot out of its eyes -- She was stone cold -- Someone hollered in the distance -- You couldn't see its face -- Gabriel spoke to the devil -- A black horse -- It happened in Las Cruces -- His tail protruded from between his ankles -- The devil with chicken feet -- The devil was

7. Enchanted places and buried treasures -- He buried large amounts of money -- An enchanted place -- The cursed chimney -- Esca

8. The powerful evil eye -- Bring me an egg -- A very sick little girl -- The evil eye -- "Glancing" -- This baby's sick! -- Crying, crying, crying -- The evil eye -- Indigestion -- He died from the evil eye -- The story from Oaxaca -- The man had inflicte

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