Salvation on Sand Mountain
Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Customs & Traditions, Popular Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Christian Life
| Author: | Dennis Covington | ISBN: | 9780786745821 |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books | Publication: | August 11, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Da Capo Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dennis Covington |
| ISBN: | 9780786745821 |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books |
| Publication: | August 11, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Da Capo Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
