Binding Earth and Heaven: Patriarchal Blessings in the Prophetic Development of Early Mormonism by Shepherd, Gary

Binding Earth and Heaven: Patriarchal Blessings in the Prophetic Development of Early Mormonism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780271056340)

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Binding Earth and Heaven: Patriarchal Blessings in the Prophetic Development of Early Mormonism by Shepherd, Gary

Binding Earth and Heaven: Patriarchal Blessings in the Prophetic Development of Early Mormonism

$19.95
Binding Earth and Heaven: Patriarchal Blessings in the Prophetic Development of Early Mormonism by Shepherd, Gary

Binding Earth and Heaven: Patriarchal Blessings in the Prophetic Development of Early Mormonism

$19.95
Format: Paperback
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Focuses on Mormonism as a case study of how unpopular new religions may survive and even flourish in spite of unrelenting opposition. Examines early patriarchal blessings bestowed upon early converts to Mormonism from 1834-1845, and their function as a commitment mechanism for converts.



Author: Gary Shepherd, Gordon Shepherd
ISBN-10: 0271056347
ISBN-13: 9780271056340
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/15/2016
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d
By Gary Shepherd
By Gary Shepherd
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Gary Shepherd is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology at Oakland University.

Gordon Shepherd is Professor of Sociology at the University of Central Arkansas.

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