Serpent Handling Believers
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Serpent Handling Believers
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Author : Thomas G. Burton
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 1993
Serpent Handling Believers written by Thomas G. Burton and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
Burton seeks to present a balanced view of the remote churches of East Tennessee where believers take literally the words of Saint Mark: "and they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them."
Them That Believe
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Author : Ralph Hood
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2008-09-02
Them That Believe written by Ralph Hood and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-02 with Religion categories.
Although outlawed in many states, serpent handling remains an active religious practice—and one that is far more stereotyped than understood. Ralph W. Hood, Jr. and W. Paul Williamson have spent fifteen years touring serpent-handling churches in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, and West Virginia, conducting scores of interviews with serpent handlers, and witnessing hundreds of serpent-handling services. In this illuminating book they present the most in-depth, comprehensive study of serpent handling to date. Them That Believe not only explores facets of this religious practice—including handling, preaching, and the near-death experiences of individuals who were bitten but survived—but also provides a rich analysis of this phenomenon from historical, social, religious, and psychological perspectives.
Taking Up Serpents
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Author : David L. Kimbrough
language : en
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Release Date : 2002
Taking Up Serpents written by David L. Kimbrough and has been published by Mercer University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Religion categories.
David Kimbrough explains the history and practice of serpent-handling believers from the pserspective of a respectful and scholarly participant-ovserver.
Handling Serpents
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Author : Jimmy Morrow
language : en
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Release Date : 2005
Handling Serpents written by Jimmy Morrow and has been published by Mercer University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Religion categories.
Jimmy Morrow, a pastor and serpent handler for over a quarter of a century explores the history of serpent handling from a variety of sources, including his extensive familiarity with families whose roots are deep in Appalachia. As a native Appalachian Jimmy has access to histories unavailable to outsiders. While not formally trained as a historian, Jimmy's own narrative of the Jesus Name tradition is a unique contribution to not only Appalachian studies, but to the history of what many have prematurely thought to be a tradition whose obituary is soon to be written. Jimmy's astounding photographs and his keen insight to the power of this tradition that he proudly upholds suggests that while unlikely ever to be a dominant form of religious expression, it will continue as perhaps Americas most unique form of religion that persists in Appalachia despite laws against the practice of handling serpents. This is an extraordinary personal account of a unique form of religious devotion and dedication. It will be of interest to anyone interested in Appalachian culture or religion in the South.
The Serpent Handlers
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Author : Fred W. Brown
language : en
Publisher: Blair
Release Date : 2000
The Serpent Handlers written by Fred W. Brown and has been published by Blair this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Brown and McDonald profiles three familiesQone in Middlesboro, Kentucky, one in Newport, Tennessee, and one in Jolo, West VirginiaQinvolved in religious practices which showcase the handling of snakes.
Salvation On Sand Mountain
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Author : Dennis Covington
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-08-11
Salvation On Sand Mountain written by Dennis Covington and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-11 with Social Science categories.
A haunting exploration of faith, from a preacher convicted of attempted murder to a first-hand account of holiness serpent handling--"One of the best books on American religion from the last 25 years" (Chicago Tribune) For New York Times reporter Dennis Covington, what began as a journalistic assignment-covering the trial of an Alabama pastor convicted of attempting to murder his wife with poisonous snakes-would evolve into a headlong plunge into a bizarre, mysterious, and ultimately irresistible world of unshakable faith: the world of holiness snake handling.Set in the heart of Appalachia, Salvation on Sand Mountain is Covington's unsurpassed and chillingly captivating exploration of the nature, power, and extremity of faith-an exploration that gradually turns inward, until Covington finds himself taking up the snakes.
Faith Serpents And Fire
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Author : Scott W. Schwartz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Faith Serpents And Fire written by Scott W. Schwartz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Religion categories.
Scott Schwartz documents in pictures and interviews the culture, music, and activities encountered during serpent-handling services at three small churches in rural eastern Kentucky. He provides a firsthand account of a service in its entirety and brings the reader intimately close to the believers he is chronicling. This book produces the unforgettable experience of witnessing spiritual anointing, acts of faith with fire and serpents, and revelations of what happens physically and emotionally when the Holy Spirit descends upon the congregation. Without casting any judgment and without intruding into sacred space, Schwartz reveals the convictions that motivate these believers.
Following The Signs To South Carolina
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Author : William Cameron Warren
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Following The Signs To South Carolina written by William Cameron Warren and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
The Serpent And The Hummingbird
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Author : WILSON. ROBERTS
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10-02
The Serpent And The Hummingbird written by WILSON. ROBERTS and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-02 with categories.
THE SERPENT AND THE HUMMINGBIRD tells of men and women who find themselves brought together as they seek common ground in a world close to our own, but bizarre enough to approach the grotesque that Flannery O'Connor said was necessary to shock readers into a realization of the misshapen nature of our times. Faith and the patterns of belief and practice that grow from faith can distort our lives or help us find order in a world of chaos. Sometimes they do both. THE SERPENT AND THE HUMMINGBIRD takes the reader into precarious border lands where faith and chaos can seem indistinguishable. All the novel's central characters struggle with matters of faith, be it in science, religion, hallucinations, or pure reason. Set in Lunsford, Random County, North Carolina a town the mountains of the western part of the state, THE SERPENT AND THE HUMMINGBIRD tells the story of six people, women and men whose lives become entwined in a complex mixture of love, fear, and violence, culminating in a ritual during which people handle deadly serpents as an expression of religious beliefs based on their interpretation of biblical passages. THE SERPENT AND THE HUMMINGBIRD was described in the Tennessee Library Journal as an insightful and sensitive depiction of serpent handling believers. The explosive culminating scenes Edd Guy's church are astonishing descriptions of the bizarre ends to which true believers can be driven.
Serpent Handling As Sacrament
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Author : Mary Lee Daugherty
language : en
Publisher:
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Serpent Handling As Sacrament written by Mary Lee Daugherty and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Serpents categories.