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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Davis, William L., 1968- author.     Subjects     Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844.     Book of Mormon.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Davis, William L., 1968- author.       by title:      Visions in a seer st...         MARC Display

Visions in a seer stone : Joseph Smith and the making of the Book of Mormon / William L. Davis. by Davis, William L., 1968- author. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2020] Subjects Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844.   Book of Mormon. ISBN:  9781469655659 (cloth) 1469655659 (cloth) Description:  xi, 250 pages ; 25 cm Contents:  Seer stones and western esotericism -- Laying down heads in written and oral composition -- Revival sermons in the burned-over district -- The King Follett sermon -- Sermon culture in the Book of Mormon -- Constructing Book of Mormon historical narratives -- A theory of translation. Requests:  0 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"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 289.3092 Da Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 289.3092 Da Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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