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Early Mormonism and the magic world view
Book • 1987
In this ground-breaking book, D. Michael Quinn reconstructs an earlier age, finding ample evidence for folk magic in nineteenth-century New England and its influence on Joseph Smith’s upbringing.
Quinn argues that Smith’s early religious experiences were intertwined with ritual, supernaturalism, and white magic.
He documents the use of seer stones, divining rods, and other magical tools by Smith and his family, which were integral to their religious quest.
The book provides a much-needed background for the environment that produced Mormonism, highlighting how early Mormons interpreted developments in their history differently from modern perceptions.
Quinn argues that Smith’s early religious experiences were intertwined with ritual, supernaturalism, and white magic.
He documents the use of seer stones, divining rods, and other magical tools by Smith and his family, which were integral to their religious quest.
The book provides a much-needed background for the environment that produced Mormonism, highlighting how early Mormons interpreted developments in their history differently from modern perceptions.
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