Sonanova's review
Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake-Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia by Dennis Covington
Sonanova's review
rating:
recommended for: non-fiction fans, anthro students, spiritual interests, christians and non-believers
status: Read in August, 2005
rating:
recommended for: non-fiction fans, anthro students, spiritual interests, christians and non-believers
status: Read in August, 2005
A very human exploration of what it means to be spiritual. In a non-exploitive manner, the writer spends time among a community of charismatics who practice snake handling. As every anthropologist knows, the way to truly understand is to be both participant and observer and the writer does this without straying too far from his goal of an unbiased introduction. Very facinating read - and a bit of a southern travelogue as well.
