Them That Believe: The Power and Meaning of the Christian Serpent-Handling Tradition
ISBN-13:
9780520231474
ISBN-10:
0520231473
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Ralph Hood, W. Paul Williamson
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
University of California Press
Format:
Hardcover
322 pages
Category:
Christian Books & Bibles
,
General
,
Psychology
,
Anthropology
,
Behavioral Sciences
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ISBN-13:
9780520231474
ISBN-10:
0520231473
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Ralph Hood, W. Paul Williamson
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
University of California Press
Format:
Hardcover
322 pages
Category:
Christian Books & Bibles
,
General
,
Psychology
,
Anthropology
,
Behavioral Sciences
Summary
Them That Believe: The Power and Meaning of the Christian Serpent-Handling Tradition (ISBN-13: 9780520231474 and ISBN-10: 0520231473), written by authors
Ralph Hood, W. Paul Williamson, was published by University of California Press in 2008.
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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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