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Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

Dennis Covington

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Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

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.

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Publisher
Penguin Group
Year
1996
ISBN-13
9780140254587
Genre
Biography & Memoir
Topics
Snake handling religionSouthern Appalachia culturePersonal spiritual journey

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