[BOOK][B] THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN HEX SIGN: A STUDY IN FOLK PROCESS (FOLK ART, BELIEF, VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE)
TE Graves - 1984 - search.proquest.com
TE Graves
1984•search.proquest.comAbstract The Pennsylvania German Hex Sign is a prominent part of the landscape in the
rural regions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Many popular ideas concerning hex signs have
arisen in the last fifty years which say that these designs are apotropaic devices used to
scare away witches, demons and thieves. While hex signs are an important part of the
Pennsylvania German folk art tradition, they have not received the attention that the other
genres, such as the decorated chests and fraktur, have.
rural regions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Many popular ideas concerning hex signs have
arisen in the last fifty years which say that these designs are apotropaic devices used to
scare away witches, demons and thieves. While hex signs are an important part of the
Pennsylvania German folk art tradition, they have not received the attention that the other
genres, such as the decorated chests and fraktur, have.
Abstract
The Pennsylvania German Hex Sign is a prominent part of the landscape in the rural regions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Many popular ideas concerning hex signs have arisen in the last fifty years which say that these designs are apotropaic devices used to scare away witches, demons and thieves. While hex signs are an important part of the Pennsylvania German folk art tradition, they have not received the attention that the other genres, such as the decorated chests and fraktur, have.
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