TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davis,William L.
TI  - Visions in a seer stone: Joseph Smith and the making of the Book of Mormon 
SN  - 9781469655680
AV  - BX8627 .D39 2020eb
U1  - 289.3092 23
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - Chapel Hill
PB  - The University of North Carolina Press
KW  - Smith, Joseph,
KW  - Book of Mormon
KW  - Livre de Mormon
KW  - fast
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - "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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ER  -