Hittin the prayer bones

Blanton, Anderson.

Hittin the prayer bones materialities of spirit in the pentecostal south / [electronic resource] : Anderson Blanton. - 1 [edition]. - Chapel Hill NC : University of North Carolina Press, 2015. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Radio as "Point of Contact": Prayer and the Prosthesis of the Holy Ghost; Interlude: SERMON 1 Sister Julie's Preachin'; CHAPTER 2 Prayer Cloths: Remnants of the Holy Ghost and the Texture of Faith; Interlude: SERMON 2 Sister June's Bulldog Preachin'; CHAPTER 3 Preaching: The Anointed Poetics of Breath; Interlude: SERMON 3 The Breath of Brother Pearl-"Are You Ready?"; CHAPTER 4 Standin' in the Gap: The Materialities of Prayer; Altar Call: If You Ain't Blas-ah-phemed the Holy Ghost; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I. Jk; l; m; n; o; p; r; s; t; v; w; z.

9781469623993 1469623994

22573/ctt14r84n7 JSTOR


Pentecostalism--Appalachian Region, Southern.
Material culture--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christianity and culture--Appalachian Region, Southern.
Appalachian Region, Southern--Religious life and customs.
Christianity and culture--Appalachian Region, Southern.
Material culture--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Pentecostalism--Appalachian Region, Southern.
RELIGION--Christianity--History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.


Appalachian Region, Southern--Religious life and customs.


Electronic books.

BR1644.5.U6 / B56 2015eb

277.5/7082