Between pulpit and pew the supernatural world in Mormon history and folklore /

Mormons gave to supernatural legends and events distinctive meanings related to Mormon theology and culture, but such narratives incorporated motifs found in many cultures. Many such historical legends and beliefs continue to find adherents down to the present. In this collection, historians employ...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Reeve, W. Paul, Van Wagenen, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

MARC

LEADER 00000nam a2200000 a 4500
001 0000137842
005 20171002061510.0
006 m u
007 cr cn|||||||||
008 110208s2011 utu sb 001 0 eng d
010 |z  2011003085 
020 |z 9780874218381 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
020 |z 9780874218237 (e-book) 
035 |a (CaPaEBR)ebr10488657 
035 |a (OCoLC)741614045 
040 |a CaPaEBR  |c CaPaEBR 
043 |a n-us-ut 
050 1 4 |a BX8611  |b .B48 2011eb 
082 0 4 |a 398.2088/289309792  |2 22 
245 0 0 |a Between pulpit and pew  |h [electronic resource] :  |b the supernatural world in Mormon history and folklore /  |c W. Paul Reeve and Michael Scott Van Wagenen, editors. 
260 |a Logan, Utah :  |b Utah State University Press,  |c 2011. 
300 |a x, 243 p. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Between pulpit and pew : where history and lore intersect / W. Paul Reeve and Michael Scott Van Wagenen -- A Mormon bigfoot : David Patten's Cain and the conception of evil in LDS folklore / Matthew Bowman -- "As ugly as evil," and "as wicked as Hell" : Gadianton robbers and the legend process among the Mormons / W. Paul Reeve -- Raising the dead : Mormons, evangelicals, and miracles in America / Matthew Bowman -- Singular phenomena : the evolving Mormon interpretation of unidentified flying objects / Michael Scott Van Wagenen -- A currency of faith : taking stock in Utah County's Dream Mine / Kevin Cantera -- A Nessie in Mormon country / Alan L. Morrell -- Walking on water : nineteenth-century prophets and a legend of religious imposture / Stanley J. Thayne. 
520 |a Mormons gave to supernatural legends and events distinctive meanings related to Mormon theology and culture, but such narratives incorporated motifs found in many cultures. Many such historical legends and beliefs continue to find adherents down to the present. In this collection, historians employ folklore to illuminate the cultural and religious history of the Mormon people. 
533 |a Electronic reproduction.  |b Palo Alto, Calif. :  |c ebrary,  |d 2013.  |n Available via World Wide Web.  |n Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
650 0 |a Mormons  |v Folklore. 
650 0 |a Legends  |z Utah  |x History and criticism. 
650 0 |a Folklore  |z Utah. 
655 7 |a Electronic books.  |2 local 
700 1 |a Reeve, W. Paul. 
700 1 |a Van Wagenen, Michael. 
710 2 |a ebrary, Inc. 
856 4 0 |u http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10488657  |z An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 
908 |a 170314 
942 0 0 |c EB 
999 |c 126991  |d 126991