Abstract
In this critique of Hood's discussion of serpent handlers, I explore the common ground that exists between them and the larger Pentecostal-charismatic (Spirit) movement. Both share an intuitive foundation for constructing reality that is sup- ported by a worldview that regards the supernatural as natural. Understanding this worldview requires a recognition that at its heart is what Hood terms obedience to God and what I have described as a right relationship with God. Such obedience or relationship is undergirded by a literal-rather than metaphorical-acceptance of religious text that is continually being challenged and reinforced through paranormal religious experiences. Behind such concepts as obedience, faith, and anointing are both communal and individual intuited experiences that are in turn processed by left-brain cognition. More needs to be done to explore such primal expressions of religiosity in their modem and postmodern context.
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