Salvation on Sand Mountain
Snake-Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia
By Dennis Covington
(Penguin Books, Paperback, 9780140254587, 272pp.)
Publication Date: February 1, 1996
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback, Paperback
Categories: Christianity - Denominations, Devotional
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Description
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. A National Book Award nominee. of photos.
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