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Them that believe : the power and meaning of the Christian serpent-handling tradition
- Title
- Them that believe : the power and meaning of the Christian serpent-handling tradition / Ralph W. Hood, Jr., W. Paul Williamson.
- Author
- Hood, Ralph W., Jr., 1942-
- Publication
- Berkeley : University of California Press, [2008]
- ©2008
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | BX7990.H6 H66 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Williamson, W. Paul (William Paul)
- Description
- xvi, 301 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-284) and index.
- Contents
- "They shall take up serpents" -- The history of Pentecostalism absent the serpent -- The media and the man : George Went Hensley -- Serpent handling endorsed by the Church of God -- The serpent : sign and symbol -- Trance states : tongues speaking and the anointing -- Extemporaneous sermons in the serpent-handling tradition -- The experience of handling serpents -- The experience of the anointing -- Near-death experience from serpent bites in religious settings -- Music among serpent-handling churches -- Serpent handling and the law : history and empirical studies.
- ISBN
- 9780520231474
- 0520231473
- 9780520255876
- 0520255879
- LCCN
- 2008010509
- 99941784010
- OCLC
- ocn213495172
- 213495172
- SCSB-1485798
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library