Evaluation of the Legitimacy of Conversion Experience as a Function of the Five Signs of Mark 16
Judgments regarding the legitimacy of a hypothetical conversion experience as a function of the five signs practiced by members of the serpent handling holiness sects (SHS) were investigated. Three pilot studies established the usefulness of a measure of prejudice developed by Ehrlich (1973) to iden...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
1999
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Review of religious research
Year: 1999, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 96-109 |
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| Summary: | Judgments regarding the legitimacy of a hypothetical conversion experience as a function of the five signs practiced by members of the serpent handling holiness sects (SHS) were investigated. Three pilot studies established the usefulness of a measure of prejudice developed by Ehrlich (1973) to identify stereotyping, negative affect, and specific behavioral intentions and found that it strongly associated with the rejection of conversion to the extent to which it was related to the ore extreme signs identified in Mark 16 - particularly the drinking of poison and the handling of serpents. In the major study with a sample of 453 participants it was demonstrated that evaluation of the legitimacy of conversion was based both upon prejudice and evaluative reasons. However, partialing out evaluative reasons from the three prejudice measures still resulted in a strong relationship between all prejudice measures and the legitimacy of conversion as a function of the more extreme signs of Mark 16. The relevance of separating prejudice from rational rejection of SHS is addressed in the context of legal repercussions for SHS in most Appalachian states. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3512429 |