Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia
ISBN-13:
9780306818363
ISBN-10:
0306818361
Edition:
Reissue
Author:
Dennis Covington
Publication date:
2009
Publisher:
Da Capo Press
Format:
Paperback
288 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780306818363
ISBN-10:
0306818361
Edition:
Reissue
Author:
Dennis Covington
Publication date:
2009
Publisher:
Da Capo Press
Format:
Paperback
288 pages
Category:
Christian Living
,
Worship & Devotion
,
Christian Books & Bibles
,
United States
,
Historical
,
Religious
,
Leaders & Notable People
,
State & Local
,
United States History
,
Ritual
,
Worship & Devotion
,
Devotionals
,
Faith
,
Customs & Traditions
,
Social Sciences
,
Popular Culture
,
Rural
,
Sociology
Summary
Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia (ISBN-13: 9780306818363 and ISBN-10: 0306818361), written by authors
Dennis Covington, was published by Da Capo Press in 2009.
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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.
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.
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