Item Detail
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28663
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English
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The Spirituality of the Outcast in the Book of Mormon
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Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
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Spring 1993
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2
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Provo, UT
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Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
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139-160
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"In the Book of Mormon, despised outcasts, such as the Lamanites or the poor, often have a special aptitude for spirituality, and the richer, civilized, and more overtly religious Nephites are often declining in righteousness. This phenomenon, with some characteristic specific themes, such as being excluded from a religious edifice, is found in ancient and contemporary cultures and religions. This theme points up the complexity of the Book of Mormon, which is not simple cowboys-and-Indians melodrama." [abstract provided]