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

by Covington, Dennis | PB | Good
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Paperback
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ISBN
9780306818363
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Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-10
0306818361
ISBN-13
9780306818363
eBay Product ID (ePID)
67712

Product Key Features

Edition
15
Book Title
Salvation on Sand Mountain : Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Christian Life / General, United States / State & Local / General, Christianity / Methodist, Christian Church / History, General, Popular Culture, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Social Science, History
Author
Dennis Covington
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
10.4 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-292094
Reviews
"One of the best books on American religion from the last 25 years...Neither a straightforward account of conversion nor a detached observer's report, the book is wildly personal, compassionate but unsentimental, at times outrageously funny, and ambivalent at its core."-- Chicago Tribune
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
289.9
Synopsis
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.
LC Classification Number
BX7990.H6

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