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3. The Media and the Man: George Went Hensley
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Ralph Hood
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Tables xi
- Preface xiii
- 1. “They Shall Take up Serpents” 1
- 2. The History of Pentecostalism Absent the Serpent 13
- 3. The Media and the Man: George Went Hensley 37
- 4. Serpent Handling Endorsed by the Church of God 52
- 5. The Serpent: Sign and Symbol 79
- 6. Trance States: Tongues Speaking and the Anointing 102
- 7. Extemporaneous Sermons in the Serpent-Handling Tradition 117
- 8. The Experience of Handling Serpents 132
- 9. The Experience of the Anointing 157
- 10. Near-Death Experience from Serpent Bites in Religious Settings 170
- 11. Music among Serpent-Handling Churches 185
- 12. Serpent Handling and the Law: History and Empirical Studies 208
- Epilogue 227
- Appendix 1. Deaths by Serpent Bite 239
- Appendix 2. Deaths by Poison 246
- Appendix 3. The Phenomenological Interview and Hermeneutic Techniques of Interpretation 247
- Notes 257
- References 267
- Acknowledgments 285
- Index 289
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Tables xi
- Preface xiii
- 1. “They Shall Take up Serpents” 1
- 2. The History of Pentecostalism Absent the Serpent 13
- 3. The Media and the Man: George Went Hensley 37
- 4. Serpent Handling Endorsed by the Church of God 52
- 5. The Serpent: Sign and Symbol 79
- 6. Trance States: Tongues Speaking and the Anointing 102
- 7. Extemporaneous Sermons in the Serpent-Handling Tradition 117
- 8. The Experience of Handling Serpents 132
- 9. The Experience of the Anointing 157
- 10. Near-Death Experience from Serpent Bites in Religious Settings 170
- 11. Music among Serpent-Handling Churches 185
- 12. Serpent Handling and the Law: History and Empirical Studies 208
- Epilogue 227
- Appendix 1. Deaths by Serpent Bite 239
- Appendix 2. Deaths by Poison 246
- Appendix 3. The Phenomenological Interview and Hermeneutic Techniques of Interpretation 247
- Notes 257
- References 267
- Acknowledgments 285
- Index 289