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Early Mormonism and the Magic World View
by Quinn, D. Michael
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- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1560850892
- ISBN 13
- 9781560850892
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books. Revised and Enlarged - later printing. Paperback. New. 646pp. Octavo [23 cm.] Illustrated wraps. New. Still in publisher's shrink wrap. In this ground-breaking book, D. Michael Quinn masterfully reconstructs an earlier age, finding ample evidence for folk magic in nineteenth-century New England, as he does in Mormon founder Joseph Smith's upbringing. Quinn discovers that Smith's world was inhabited by supernatural creatures whose existence could be both symbolic and real. He explains that the Smith family's treasure digging was not unusual for the times and is vital to understanding how early Mormons interpreted developments in their history in ways that differ from modern perceptions. Quinn's impressive research provides a much-needed background for the environment that produced Mormonism.
This thoroughly researched examination into occult traditions surrounding Smith, his family, and other founding Mormons cannot be understated. Among the practices no longer a part of Mormonism are the use of divining rods for revelation, astrology to determine the best times to conceive children and plant crops, the study of skull contours to understand personality traits, magic formulae utilized to discover lost property, and the wearing of protective talismans. Ninety-four photographs and illustrations accompany the text.
This thoroughly researched examination into occult traditions surrounding Smith, his family, and other founding Mormons cannot be understated. Among the practices no longer a part of Mormonism are the use of divining rods for revelation, astrology to determine the best times to conceive children and plant crops, the study of skull contours to understand personality traits, magic formulae utilized to discover lost property, and the wearing of protective talismans. Ninety-four photographs and illustrations accompany the text.
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- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63390
- Title
- Early Mormonism and the Magic World View
- Author
- Quinn, D. Michael
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 6
- Edition
- Revised and Enlarged - later printing
- ISBN 10
- 1560850892
- ISBN 13
- 9781560850892
- Publisher
- Signature Books
- Place of Publication
- Salt Lake City, UT
- This edition first published
- 1998-12
- Keywords
- History; Religion; LDS; Utah and the Mormons; D. Michael Quinn; Folklore; Magic; New; History/Religion; new books; crm; cdc; nbwl;
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Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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