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"And these signs shall follow": A cultural and social history of Appalachian snake-handling, 1910-1955.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	"And these signs shall follow": A cultural and social history of Appalachian snake-handling, 1910-1955./
Author:	Williams, Jonathan.
Description:	231 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 51-06.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International51-06(E).
Subject:	History, United States. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=1536629
ISBN:	9781303054358

"And these signs shall follow": A cultural and social history of Appalachian snake-handling, 1910-1955.
Williams, Jonathan.

"And these signs shall follow": A cultural and social history of Appalachian snake-handling, 1910-1955. - 231 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 51-06.

Thesis (M.A.)--Western Carolina University, 2013.

This paper seeks to understand the creation of a distinct snake-handling culture within Appalachia during the first half of the twentieth-century. As Appalachian snake-handlers molded and created this distinct religious culture between 1910 and 1955 they created a distinct identity in an attempt to make sense of the social and economic battle ground around them. This identity resulted from a distinct cultural process rooted within the power struggle between a regional population (Appalachian natives) and external forces (American modernity), as well as a subsequent desire for social stability and empowerment. Snake-handlers inside and outside of the region turned towards fundamentalist Christianity and Pentecostal doctrine as an escape from the pressures exuded upon them by outside forces like industrialization and mainline Christian ideology within America. They handled snakes as a form of protest to the direction of these outside forces---challenging their cultural exploitation by crafting a set of religious rituals that meet their specific cultural and religious needs. For those "outside" of snake-handling, this new religious outlook was viewed with distaste and concern. Conflict between rival congregations and state and local authorities quickly seized the fabric of Appalachian snake-handling and those who wished to find comfort in its teachings. Thus, the snake-handling culture constructed within this conflict shines a light on the complexity surrounding the history of this religious movement, and the tumultuous history that overtook the Appalachian region itself during this period.

ISBN: 9781303054358Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017393
History, United States.

"And these signs shall follow": A cultural and social history of Appalachian snake-handling, 1910-1955.
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