Brujerías: Stories of Witchcraft and the Supernatural in the American Southwest and Beyond

ISBN-13: 9780896726079 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 384 str.

Nasario Garcia; Nasario Garcia

Opis

Recounted in Spanish and in English translation, these tales of sorcerers, fiendish witches, La Llorona, the vanishing hitchhiker, ghostly apparitions, and balls of fire will fascinate and spook readers of all ages and background. The sixty-four narrators in Brujerias range in age from seventeen to ninety-eight years old. Their stories come from a variety of Southwestern states as well as Latin America and demonstrate how the magical world of witchcraft and the supernatural connects Spain to Latin America and Latin America to North America. This rich tradition of supernatural tales illuminates an unexplored aspect of the American Southwest's Hispanic heritage. Included are biographical information about the narrators and a glossary highlighting the regional Spanish dialect of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado.