Item Detail
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3315
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3
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14
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English
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Scrying for the Lord : Magic, Mysticism, and the Origins of the Book of Mormon
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Dialogue : A Journal of Mormon Thought
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Winter 2003
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36
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4
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43-78
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In this controversial article, Chandler posits that Joseph Smith employed his knowledge and use of magic in obtaining the gold plates and translating the Book of Mormon. He presents three theories in an effort to understand the many complexities known about Joseph's translating the plates. These theories, linking magic with the creation of the Book of Mormon, run the gamut from pious deceiver to true believer and mystic. In Chandler's view, 'magic opened a door for Joseph Smith into the world of religious mysticism and, as a tool for producing the Book of Mormon, may have set him on the path to becoming a prophet.'
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Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations
Dale Morgan on Early Mormonism : Correspondence and a New History
Early Mormon Documents : Volume V
Early Mormonism and the Magic World View
Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism
Joseph Smith : 'The Gift of Seeing'
Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith
Mormonism : The Story of a New Religious Tradition
Mormonism Unvailed : Eber D. Howe, with critical comments by Dan Vogel
On the Mormon Frontier : The Diary of Hosea Stout [1844-1861]
The Creation of the Book of Mormon : A Historical Inquiry
The Prophet of Palmyra
The Prophet Puzzle: Suggestions Leading Toward a More Comprehensive Interpretation of Joseph Smith