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

A haunting exploration of faith, from a preacher convicted of attempted murder to a first-hand account of...
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Author: Dennis Covington
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Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia by Covington, Dennis

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

CHF 24.70

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

CHF 24.70
Author: Dennis Covington
Format: Paperback
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.

Author: Dennis Covington
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 08/01/2009
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780306818363


Review Citation(s):
Christian Century 05/05/2009 pg. 33

About the Author
Dennis Covington is the award-winning author of several books of fiction and nonfiction, including Lizard and Lasso the Moon. He teaches creative writing at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.

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