Handling Serpents: Pastor Jimmy Morrow's Narrative History of His Appalachian Jesus' Name Tradition

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Mercer University Press, 2005 - 210 páginas
Jimmy Morrow, a pastor and serpent handler for over a quarter of a century explores the history of serpent handling from a variety of sources, including his extensive familiarity with families whose roots are deep in Appalachia. As a native Appalachian Jimmy has access to histories unavailable to outsiders. While not formally trained as a historian, Jimmy's own narrative of the Jesus Name tradition is a unique contribution to not only Appalachian studies, but to the history of what many have prematurely thought to be a tradition whose obituary is soon to be written. Jimmy's astounding photographs and his keen insight to the power of this tradition that he proudly upholds suggests that while unlikely ever to be a dominant form of religious expression, it will continue as perhaps Americas most unique form of religion that persists in Appalachia despite laws against the practice of handling serpents. This is an extraordinary personal account of a unique form of religious devotion and dedication. It will be of interest to anyone interested in Appalachian culture or religion in the South.

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The Doctrine of Jesus and the Prophetess Nancy Younger Kleinieck
1
George Hensley and the Notoriety of Serpent Handling
16
The Jesus Name Churches Organize and Grow
21
Serpent Handling Comes to Grasshopper Valley
30
Jesus Name Handlers in Cocke County Tennessee
43
Jesus Name Handlers in Newport Tennessee
57
The Death of Charles Prince in Greensville Tennessee
70
The Death by Serpent Bite of George Hensley and Other Jesus NameBelievers
75
Trouble in the Churches More Deaths and Bites
116
The Del Rio and Edwina Churches of God in Jesus Christs Name
127
The Death of Jimmy Ray Williams Jr
137
The Death of Punkin Brown and the Battle for Custody of His Children
144
God Grants Me a Vision of Hell and the Power to Preach the Word
151
The Family Tree of James Morrow
170
The Family Tree of Pam Morrow
190
Index
201

Brother Colonel Hartman Bunn and the Zion Tabernacle
85
The Bite of a Young Man at the Sand Hill Church of God in Jesus Name
95
The Holiness Church of God in Jesus Name
105
Index of King James Bible Quotations
209
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Página 83 - And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away ; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God : and the books were opened ; and another book was opened, which is the book of life : and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Página 164 - For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections : for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature : and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another ; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
Página 163 - And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Página 166 - These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.
Página 164 - The earth also was corrupt before God ; and the earth was filled with violence. And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt ; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
Página 157 - Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 2. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
Página 35 - But take heed to yourselves : for they shall deliver you up to councils ; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten : and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
Página 165 - For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the Lord; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it.
Página 165 - This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.
Página 60 - But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

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