Pow-Wows; or, Long Lost Friend
Folklorist and novelist Manly Wade Wellman referred to the book and the traditions it embodies ( one of which being that if the book is carried on one's person it will act as a shield against bad fortune ) , especially in his "Silver John" stories such as "Who Fears the Devil ? " . 
<triplet> Who Fears the Devil? <subj> Manly Wade Wellman <obj> author