Them That Believe: The Power and Meaning of the Christian Serpent-Handling Tradition Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Them That Believe: The Power and Meaning of the Christian Serpent-Handling Tradition Book

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.Read More

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  • 0520255879
  • 9780520255876
  • RW Hood
  • 5 September 2008
  • University of California Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 322
  • illustrated edition
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