Visions in a Seer Stone : Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon /

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"In this interdisciplinary work, William L. Davis examines Joseph Smith's 1829 creation of the Book of Mormon, the foundational text of the Latter-Day Saint movement. Positioning the text in the history of early American oratorical techniques, sermon culture, educational practices, and the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, William L., 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Smith, Joseph, > Jr., > 1805-1844.
Book of Mormon.
Livre de Mormon.
RELIGION > Christianity > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"In this interdisciplinary work, William L. Davis examines Joseph Smith's 1829 creation of the Book of Mormon, the foundational text of the Latter-Day Saint movement. Positioning the text in the history of early American oratorical techniques, sermon culture, educational practices, and the passion for self-improvement, Davis elucidates both the fascinating cultural context for the creation of the Book of Mormon and the central role of oral culture in early nineteenth-century America"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages).
ISBN:9781469655680

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