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Them That Believe

The Power and Meaning of the Christian Serpent-Handling Tradition

by Robert E. Hood, W. Paul Williamson

  • Hardback
  • 322 pages
  • Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
  • 15.2 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm

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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.
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  • Author

    Robert E. Hood

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton

  • Published

    September 2008

  • Weight

    476g

  • Page Count

    322

  • Dimensions

    15.2 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780520231474

  • ISBN-10

    0520231473

  • Eden Code

    1229584

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