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Serpents, Sainthood, and Celebrity: Symbolic and Ritual Tension in Appalachian Pentecostal Snake Handling.
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Keith G. Tidball and Chris Toumey
Abstract
Intense media coverage of Appalachian Pentecostal-Holiness serpent handling sometimes causes a switch in signifier/signified relationships. The snakes used symbolically in this practice are grounded less in traditional religious meaning, and more in a certain recent secular meaning: from signifying faith in the Holy Spirit to indicating the value of celebrity status. This phenomenon is analyzed in a framework of theories about symbols and rituals, and is then described in a series of ethnographic observations at a ...
 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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UMAR WANTS TO JUMP INTO RECORDS.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ...fondly the first time he watched Khalid Umar try the long jump. ``He was a freshman...to grow that winter. With athletes like Umar, it has become one of the most respected...to take notice of us,'' Banas said. Umar has been attracting attention for four...
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Al-Hajj Umar Tall: The Biography of a Controversial Leader
Magazine article from: Ufahamu : Journal of the African Activist Association
; The life of Al-Hall Umar Tall, one of West Africa's greatest...Ducoudray (1975), describe Al-Hajj Umar Tall as an instrument of faith and defender...biases. Growing up in Futa Toro Al-Hajj Umar Tall belonged to a family of Torodos in...
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Imam Deen Umar arrested, homes raided after scuffle with man
Newspaper article from: New York Beacon, The
; ...conference on the arrest of Imam Warith Deen Umar, 61, by Bronx 40th Precinct police...Abdur-Rashid, present to support Imam Umar. Also present were activists Mauri Saalakhan...centered on the January 30th arrest of Imam Umar at his home in the South Bronx. He related...
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An orphaned Koranic prodigy finds his place in the world.(LIVING)(Umar Khatab)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor
; ...cover that protects the yellowed pages of Umar Khatab's Koran is faded and frayed...both spiritually and practically - for Umar, a newly orphaned immigrant facing a bureaucratic...radar. When his father died last year and Umar lost his immigration status, he was ordered...
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Umar saves fortune by dumping `wasteful' habits
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times
; ...Elizabeth John New Straits Times 07-26-2008 Umar saves fortune by dumping `wasteful' habits...use and changing habits brought Mohamad Umar Peer Mohamed's monthly power bills from...teach people to use energy efficiently. Umar had to record the power consumption of...
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 "ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia)")
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INDON STEPS UP VIGILANCE IN CONNECTION WITH UMAR AL FAROUQ_S ESCAPE.
News Wire article from: ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia)
; ...alert to avoid the terrorist actions of Umar al Farouq, who has reportedly escaped from Baghram prison in Afghanistan. Umar al Faroug_s escape from the jail must...diplomatic means to get information why Umar can escape from the jail and to find...
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 "Hannity & Colmes (Fox News Network)")
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Is Imam Umar Training Terrorists in Prison?
Transcript from: Hannity & Colmes (Fox News Network)
; ...Islam behind bars, it says. While Imam Umar says the focus of his preaching usually...The chaplains are being picked by this Umar and these kinds of people. COLMES: But...of them are being picked by people like Umar, who is a Wahabiist (ph). And he...
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INDONESIA ALLOWED U.S. TO QUESTION UMAR AL FARUQ: DIPLOMAT.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News
; ...Oct 25 Asia Pulse - The United States questioned Umar Al Faruq after being allowed to do so by Indonesia...that Indonesia gave the US a chance to question Umar," he told journalists. Umar was arrested in Indonesia on June 5 and subsequently...
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 "Birmingham Mail (England)")
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Umar takes apprentice title.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Mail (England)
; ...the 'Apprentice of the Year' title. Umar Butt, aged 21 from Tyseley, took the...spokesman said the award represents not only Umar's technical ability but his presentation...also be praised for working closely with Umar and helping him achieve this. Congratulations...
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Umar takes apprentice title
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Mail
; ...the 'Apprentice of the Year' title. Umar Butt, aged 21 from Tyseley, took the...spokesman said the award "represents not only Umar's technical ability but his presentation...also be praised for working closely with Umar and helping him achieve this. Congratulations...
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