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The Viper on the Hearth: Mormons, Myths, and the Construction of Heresy
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The Viper on the Hearth: Mormons, Myths, and the Construction of Heresy (Religion in America) Hardcover - 1997

by Givens, Terryl

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  • Title The Viper on the Hearth: Mormons, Myths, and the Construction of Heresy (Religion in America)
  • Author Givens, Terryl
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First edition
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 232
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford
  • Date 1997-01-30
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 146531
  • ISBN 9780195101836 / 0195101839
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.27 x 6.32 x 0.92 in (23.55 x 16.05 x 2.34 cm)
  • Reading level 1560
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Religious Orientation: Lds (Mormon) Interest
    • Theometrics: Academic
  • Library of Congress subjects American literature - 19th century - History, Mormon Church - Controversial literature -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96011019
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.683

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From the rear cover

The Viper on the Hearth is the first full-length study to look at representations of Mormonism in popular fiction, enhancing our understanding of the religion's vexed relationship to American society. The book reconsiders the nature of Mormonism's encounter with mainstream religion, and asks how a category like "heresy" can operate in a pluralistic society. Examining the ways in which Mormons have been portrayed in popular culture, Givens's study demonstrates how fiction can respond to cultural conflicts and anxieties by refashioning heresy into a more appropriate target for moral and political crusades.

About the author

Terryl L. Givens did graduate work at Cornell University in intellectual history and at UNC Chapel Hill, where he received his PhD in comparative literature. He holds the Jabez A. Bostwick Chair of English and is Professor of Literature and Religion at the University of Richmond, where he teaches courses in nineteenth-century studies and the Bible's influence on Western literature. His writing has been praised by the New York Times as "provocative reading," and his numerous books include When Souls Had Wings, a history of the idea of premortal life in Western thought, as well as The God Who Weeps (with Fiona Givens) and Wrestling the Angel.

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