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Foxfire 7
by Inc. Foxfire Fund

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Author: Inc. Foxfire Fund
Editor: Paul Gillespie
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1982-03-26
ISBN: 0385152442
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Anchor
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ISBN13: 9780385152440
Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Foxfire 7

Book Review: Best Book About Religion in the South
Summary: 5 Stars

In my opinion, this is the best popular culture book ever written about the importance of religion in the South. Whether you're a Southerner by birth, a researcher, or just curious, you'll find something of interest here.
I was born and raised in southern Virginia, and raised a Baptist, and the entire book rings true to what I saw and felt as I was growing up.
But more than that, I was surprised to learn how diverse that Southern religion traditions are. The book is broad-based, fair and even-handed, yet sympathetic. It's the best book I've ever read on the subject, and I've read a lot of 'em.
The chapter on snake-handling alone is worth the price of the book, and it serves as an good example of the "Foxfire" approach. Nothing I've ever read comes as close to putting you right in the middle of a snake-handling worship service. Like the rest of the "Foxfire" series, it does a great job of explaining and demystifying a piece of Southern culture.
The only complaint that I have is that some of the interviews are long-winded and dry in places, but that, too, is characteristic of us Southerners, when we get on a subject that's important to us.

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