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

by Covington, Dennis (Author)

• ISBN13: 9780140254587
• ISBN10: 0140254587
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-03-01
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi	(4)
Prologue	xv
1. Following Signs	1	(20)
2. The Trial	21	(24)
3. Sheep without a Shepherd	45	(19)
4. Under the Brush Arbor	64	(17)
5. Jolo	81	(30)
6. Roots	111	(22)
7. Snakes	133	(21)
8. Salvation on Sand Mountain	154	(24)
9. War Stories	178	(19)
10. The Wider Circle: Elvis Presley Saylor	197	(16)
11. The Wedding	213