Under the banner of heaven : a story of violent faith
Krakauer, Jon2022
Book
Total copies: 1
In 1984 Ron and Dan Lafferty entered a woman's house and killed her and her baby. Weaving the true story of the Lafferty brothers with a clear analysis of Mormonism's violent past, Jon Krakauer explores the nature of skewed religious belief in modern-day America.
Main title:
Under the banner of heaven : a story of violent faith / Jon Krakauer.
Author:
Krakauer, Jon, author
Imprint:
London : Picador, 2022.
Collation:
432 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Macmillan, 2003.
ISBN:
9781035014767 (pbk)
Dewey class:
289.373
Language:
English
Subject:
Lafferty, RonLafferty, DanChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsMormons -- United StatesReligious fanaticism -- United StatesViolence -- Religious aspectsMurder -- Investigation -- United StatesMurder -- Religious aspectsReligionTrue crimeModern & contemporary fictionHistoryReligion & beliefsReligious fundamentalism
BRN:
510301