The Differential Evaluation of Religious Risk Rituals Involving Serpents in Two Cultures

While serpent symbolism is common in many religious traditions, few traditions have including the actual handling of serpents that can maim and kill in their rituals. Two exceptions are various Manasa sects common in India and the serpent handlers of Appalachia in America. We presented brief descrip...

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Authors: Silver, Christopher F. 1976- (Author) ; Hood, Ralph W., Jr. 1942- (Author) ; Williamson, W. Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wydawn. Uniw. Jagiellońskiego 2013
In: Studia religiologica
Year: 2013, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-15
Further subjects:B Serpent Handling Sects of Appalachia
B Manasa Sect of Hinduism
B Religious Risk Rituals
B psychologia religii
B Behavior Evaluation
B percepcja
B Perception
B hinduistyczny kult bogini Manasa
B psychology of religion
B ewaluacja zachowania
B rytuały religijne związane z ryzykiem
B wspólnoty praktykujące poskramianie węży z regionu Appalachów
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