Snake handling churches are much rarer now than they were a few decades ago, and even then there were few. I picked this up from @thebookeddy in Knoxville this past week and hope to read it today or tomorrow. It documents the beliefs and practices of taking up serpents, and provides stunning pictures of the process. A little background, the believers in these churches take a literal reading to the passage in Mark 16 which prophecys the ability to hold venous serpents without fear of injury. Most of the pictures in this edition of Foxfire are of rattlesnakes, but copperheads are also used. Material on these beliefs and practices which attempt to understand and describe, instead of disparage, are rather uncommon and so Iām glad to have this in the collection. Very Good condition of the Spring Edition, 1973 of Foxfire, First Edition. . . . . . . #foxfire #snakehandling #serpenthandling #georgianliterature #rarebooks #firstedition #bookcollection #bookcollecting #bookcollection #bibliophile #bookporn #bookhunting #bookstagram #modernfirsts #modernfirsteditions #finebooks #signedbooks #shelfie #southernliterature #southernlit #tennessee #appalachianlit #appalachianliterature #kentucky #northcarolina #virginia #westvirginia #mark16 https://www.instagram.com/p/ByX7GC-JpRl/?igshid=1guuzmauq4j5b
