Date of Award
1970
Degree Name
Sociology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
O. N. Simpkins
Abstract
For over half a century the snake-handling cult has been active in the United States, especially in the Appalachian area. There has been little scientific information published about this cult. The two major works were mainly confined to a single church in Durham, North Carolina, and a single church in Scrabble Creek, West Virginia. This investigator studied four churches in West Virginia, and one in Durham, North Carolina, for two and a half years to gain a deeper understanding of these people and their religious behavior.
Subject(s)
Snake cults (Holiness churches) -- West Virginia.
Recommended Citation
Ambrose, Kenneth Paul, "A survey of the snake-handling cult of West Virginia" (1970). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 1232.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/1232
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