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Them That Believe

Name: Them That Believe
Brand: University of California Press
SKU: 04617669
Price: 39.29 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Ralph Hood
ISBN: 9780520255876

Ralph Hood

W. Paul Williamson

Language

English

Book Paperback

Libristo code: 04617669

Publishers University of California Press, September 2008

Although outlawed in many states, serpent handling remains an active religious practice - and one th... Full description

Libristo code: 04617669

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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.