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Davis, William L., 1968- author.
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Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844.
Book of Mormon.
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Visions in a seer st...
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Visions in a seer stone : Joseph Smith and the making of the Book of Mormon / William L. Davis.
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Davis, William L., 1968- author.
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2020]
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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.
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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 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"--
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