ON WARLOCKS AND WHALES
The oldest fishermen of Siriu Beach, Santa Catarina, Brazil, refer to a warlock named Nilton, the black man, who used to live there. He was regarded as the best whale hunter of that region. Surprisingly, magic is also found in Hermann Melville's Moby Dick. Was sorcery on board whaling boats a common denominator in the folklore of both American and Brazilian seafarers? An attempt will be made to explain the presence of magic elements in these two stories by drawing on historical and literary data, as well as on the oral tradition of that fishermen´s community of Azorian background.
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