People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture

by Terryl L. Givens

Book Overview

In People of Paradox, Terryl Givens traces the rise and development of Mormon culture from the days of Joseph Smith in upstate New York, through Brigham Young's founding of the Territory of Deseret on the shores of Great Salt Lake, to the spread of the Latter-Day Saints around the globe.
Throughout the last century and a half, Givens notes, distinctive traditions have emerged among the Latter-Day Saints, shaped by dynamic tensions--or paradoxes--that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199915989
• ISBN13: 9780199915989
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"