Art of island Southeast Asia Book

It wasn't until I opened this book that I realized I had read it before, a good 15 years prior. I had a flashback to sitting in Big Boy, reading passages out loud to my none-too-interested mom.

Witches, Ghosts, and Signs collects rural versions of the ghost and witch tales that seem so ingrained in human culture. Here you'll find the typical ghosts: phantom hitchhikers, headless horsemen, tragic lovers. Often, the familiar stories have a regional twist: I was especially amused by the idea of people becoming witches by firing their rifles at the rising sun while taking oaths against God.

This book is structured a bit differently from most other ghost story collections. It reads more like a Foxfire collection, tallying folk medicines, superstitions, and even Appalachian speaking patterns. Witches, Ghosts, and Signs will be enjoyed by fans of folklore and traditional mountain culture.

I read this for my book group.