Mountain Mysteries: Investigating The Mystic Traditions of Appalachia

By Larry D. Thacker, Jr., Jr. Thacker, Larry D., Alex Brown

Book Overview

A near-obsessive pursuit of ghost stories and odd superstitions cranks up this serious study of Appalachian tales of the supernatural and their origin in both old-world customs and real historical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570723168
• ISBN13: 9781570723162
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Overmountain Pr
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

A handful of black-and-white photographs illustrate this trailblazing guide

Author Larry Thacker (director of student success and retention at Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee) presents Mountain Mysteries: The Mystic Traditions of Appalachia, a collection of untold and overlooked stories of the paranormal in Appalachia - the tales and legends disdained by mainstream scholarly thought. Delving into esoteric topics such as the Oak Ridge UFO connection, psychics, the Appalachian Sasquatch, death lore, and more, Mountain Mysteries at once seeks to explore the supernatural and debunk urban myths. "Though the death beliefs of the Cherokee evolved as time and exposure to white culture progressed, one predominant theme seemed to persist, an often universal and symbolic avoidance of being polluted by the dead. Most death-related activities were viewed as unclean and warranted immediate and strict purification regimens. Being in death's presence, witnessing a death, bringing about death in battle, or being a mourner merited such ceremony." A handful of black-and-white photographs illustrate this trailblazing guide to Appalachian myth and unexplained phenomena.

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I am over half way through the book and I find myself picking it back up moments after laying it down. It is so interesting and well written. I can't wait to read more from this Author.