Name: By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture That Launched a new World Religion
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Author: Terryl L. Givens
ISBN: 9780195168884

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By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture That Launched a new World Religion

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Physical Book

Publisher

Oup Usa

Author

Terryl L. Givens

Year

2003

Language

English

Pages

336

Format

Paperback

Weight

ISBN

0195168887

ISBN13

9780195168884

Edition No.

Synopsis "By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture That Launched a new World Religion "

With over 100 million copies in print, the Book of Mormon has spawned a vast religious movement, but it remains little discussed outside Mormon circles. Now Terry L. Givens offers a full-length treatment of this influential work, illuminating the varied meanings and tempestuous impact of this uniquely American scripture. Givens examines the text's role as a divine testament of the Last Days and as a sacred sign of Joseph Smith's status as a modern-day prophet. He assesses its claim to be a history of the pre-Columbian peopling of the Western Hemisphere, and later explores how the Book has been defined as a cultural product―the imaginative ravings of a rustic religion-maker. Givens further investigates its status as a new American Bible or Fifth Gospel, one that displaces, supports, or, in some views, perverts the canonical Word of God. Finally, Givens highlights the Book's role as the engine behind what may become the next world religion. The most wide-ranging study on the subject outside Mormon presses, By the Hand of Mormon will fascinate anyone curious about a religious people who, despite their numbers, remain strangers in our midst.

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