The Varieties of Religious Experience : A Study in Human NatureJames, William
9780140254587
Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia
Dennis Covington
ISBN 10: 0140254587 / 0-14-025458-7
ISBN 13: 9780140254587
Publisher: Penguin USA
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Softcover
ISBN 13: 9780140254587
Publisher: Penguin USA
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Softcover
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On assignment in Alabama to cover a murder trial, New York Times journalist Dennis Covington discovered the bizarre, mysterious, ultimately irresistible world of holiness snake handling. As he explored the lives and beliefs of the poor, white Southerners who practice this strange form of religion, he gradually began to explore his own soul. A National Book Award nominee. of photos.
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"The lessons and insights of 'Salvation on Sand Mountain' may seem creepy to those who prefer their Jesus to be a "mild-mannered esthete with shampooed hair." Still it is a book of revelation - brilliant, dire and full of grace."
Fannie Flagg
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