People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture
by Terryl L. Givens
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Terryl Givens traces the rise and development of Mormon culture from the days of Joseph Smith in upstate New York, through Brigham Young's founding of the Territory of Deseret on the shores of Great Salt Lake, to the spread of the Latter-Day Saints around the globe.Tags
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Terryl L. Givens is Professor of Literature and Religion and James A. Bostwick Chair of English, University of Richmond. Some of his other books on Mormonism and American religious culture are By the Hand of the Mormon: The American Scripture that Launched a New World Religion, Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture, Parley P. Pratt: The Apostle show more Paul of Mormonism (with Matthew Grow), and The God Who Weeps: How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life (with Fiona Givens). show less
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- 2007
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