Hood-Williamson research archives on the serpent handlers of Southern Appalachia, 1950-2004. [Videorecording]

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Hood-Williamson research archives on the serpent handlers of Southern Appalachia, 1950-2004. [Videorecording]

This archive currently consists of 184 DVDs of 400+ hours documenting the contemporary serpent handlers of Southern Appalachia, with extensive footage of entire services of the major Jesus Name serpent handling churches of Appalachia over many years. The archives consist of several groupings to aid interested scholars and researchers. They can be identified as follows: Old Rock Mountain Holiness Church, Sand Mt., Alabama (26 DVDs); The Church of God in Jesus Christ's Name, Del-Rio, Tennessee (8 DVDs); The Church of the Lord Jesus, Jolo, West Virginia (24 DVDs); The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, Kingston, Georgia (49 DVDs);The Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name, Middlesboro, Kentucky (10 DVDs); The Church of True Believers in Jesus Name, Calhoun, Georgia (7 DVDs); Interviews with handlers, focusing upon the experience of handling and of near-death experiences from serpent bites (34 DVDs); Fatal bites, funeral, and wake (5 DVDs); Special interests DVDs, including TV clips and documentaries, arbor meetings and handling in private homes (12 DVDs);Isolated footage of additional churches (9 DVDs).

184 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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Hood, Ralph W.

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Williamson, W. Paul (William Paul)

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