Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar Theses, Dissertations and Capstones 1970 A survey of the snake-handling cult of West Virginia Kenneth Paul Ambrose Follow this and additional works at: https://mds.marshall.edu/etd Part of the Appalachian Studies Commons, Regional Sociology Commons, Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons, and the Sociology of Religion Commons 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 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses, Dissertations and Capstones by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. A SURVEY OF THE SNAKE-HANDLING CULT OF WEST VIRGINIA A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Department of Sociology Marshall University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts \ by Kenneth Paul Ambrose May 1970 ° n THIS THESIS WAS ACCEPTED ON Y\� ,; I q 7 Mont Day Year as meeting the research requirement for the master's degree. � Adviser -�_;;_----r-+-------- DepartmentofSociology ---- �,,DeanofGradute School • • 22Z981 • • • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS In most theses there are many people who contribute • in one form or another to the finished thesis. This thesis would not have been possible if it were not for the gracious assistance of several people. • I am eternally grateful to Mom, Mrs. Dorthy Norwood, who spent her vacation frantically typing my thesis after two other typist started, but were unable to do it.