Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith Contributor(s): Krakauer, Jon (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400032806 ISBN-13: 9781400032808 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: Jon Krakauer's literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. He now shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief within our own borders, taking readers inside isolated American communities where some 40,000 Mormon Fundamentalists still practice polygamy. Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God. At the core of Krakauer's book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America's fastest growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints (mormon) - True Crime | Murder - General - History | United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: 289.33 |
LCCN: 2004559884 |
Lexile Measure: 1350 |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.22" W x 8.01" (0.71 lbs) 432 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Religious Orientation - Mormonism/Lds - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 74916 Reading Level: 10.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 23.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America's isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities, where some 40,000 people still practice polygamy. Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God. At the core of Krakauer's book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America's fastest growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief. |