Under the banner of heaven : a story of violent faith / Jon Krakauer.
Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 2003Edition: 1st edDescription: xxiii, 372 p. : maps (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN: 0385509510 :Subject(s): Mormon fundamentalismDDC classification: 289.3/3 LOC classification: BX8680.M54 | K73 2003Summary: Traces the 1984 murder of a woman and her child by fundamentalist Mormons, exploring the belief systems and traditions that mark the faith's most extreme factions and what their practices reflect about the nature of religion in America.Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-358) and index.
Traces the 1984 murder of a woman and her child by fundamentalist Mormons, exploring the belief systems and traditions that mark the faith's most extreme factions and what their practices reflect about the nature of religion in America.
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