Salvation on Sand Mountain : Snake Handling

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.

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

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

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