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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821218803321

Autore

Bushman Richard L

Titolo

Mormonism : a very short introduction / / Richard Lyman Bushman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2008

ISBN

1-4356-3365-2

9786611341978

1-281-34197-5

0-19-971869-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 130 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Collana

Very short introductions

Disciplina

289.3

Soggetti

Mormon Church

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Revelation -- Zion -- Priesthood -- Cosmology -- Nineteenth-century Utah -- Mormon world -- Appendix: Articles of faith.

Sommario/riassunto

This introduction covers the history of Mormonism and an analysis of Mormon beliefs, beginning with their prophet, Joseph Smith. It examines how the religion has adapted and changed since its founder's death, and answers some of the common questions people have about Mormonism.