the supernatural world in Mormon history and folklore Reeve, W. Paul editor. Van Wagenen, Michael editor. text bibliography Electronic books. utu Logan Utah State University Press ©2011 2011 monographic eng

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1 online resource (x, 243 pages) 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. 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. W. Paul Reeve and Michael Scott Van Wagenen, editors. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us-ut Mormons Folklore Legends Utah History and criticism Folklore Utah SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology BX8611 .B48 2011eb 398.2088/289309792 Logan : Utah State University Press, ©2011 (DLC) 2011003085 (OCoLC)693809806 9780874218237 (electronic bk.) 0874218233 (electronic bk.) http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=378647 http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=378647 N$T 110719 20200709055407.0 ocn741614045