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For Dennis Covington, what began as a journalistic assignment - covering the trial of an Alabama preacher convicted of attempting to murder his wife with poison
Serpent-handling Believers
Language: en
Pages: 228
Authors: Thomas G. Burton
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993 - Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press

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Burton seeks to present a balanced view of the remote churches of East Tennessee where believers take literally the words of Saint Mark: "and they shall take up
Handling Serpents
Language: en
Pages: 262
Authors: Jimmy Morrow
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: Mercer University Press

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Jimmy Morrow, a pastor and serpent handler for over a quarter of a century explores the history of serpent handling from a variety of sources, including his ext
Taking Up Serpents
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Authors: David L. Kimbrough
Categories: Religion
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David Kimbrough explains the history and practice of serpent-handling believers from the pserspective of a respectful and scholarly participant-ovserver.
Them That Believe
Language: en
Pages: 324
Authors: Ralph Hood
Categories: Religion
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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, J