Perspectives on Latter-Day Saint Names and Naming: Names, Identity, and Belief

ISBN-13: 9781032350431 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 352 str.

Oaks, Dallin

Opis

Perspectives on Latter-day Saint Names and Naming approaches cultural, historical, and doctrinal dimensions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through a fresh lens that explores how these dimensions intersect with names and naming and is an invaluable resource for scholars and students of Mormon studies.

Spis treści

1. Introduction to Perspectives on Latter-day Saint Names and Naming: Names, Identity, and Belief  Dallin D. Oaks  Part 1: Cultural and Historical Perspectives  2. Place Names of the Mormon West: Religion, Heritage, and Idiosyncrasy Richard H. Jackson  3. Scandinavian Influences on Anthroponyms and Toponyms in Utah  Lynn Henrichsen, George Bailey, Timothy Wright, and Jacob Huckaby  4. Nameways in Latter-day Saint History, Custom, and Folklore Eric A. Eliason  5. Composite LDS Given Names Don E. Norton  6. Contemporary Latter-day Saint Naming Cleveland K. Evans  7. Early Latter-day Saint Code-Names  John A. Tvedtnes  Part 2: Doctrinal and Scriptural Perspectives  8. Onomastics and Latter-day Saint Belief Dallin D. Oaks  9. The Doctrine of Names in the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ Joseph Fielding McConkie  10. Book of Mormon Names: Beyond Etymology John Gee  11. Striking While the Irony is Hot: Hebrew Onomastics and Their Function Within the Book of Mormon Text Matthew L. Bowen  12. "Like a Shadow that Accompanies the Body": Names and Naming in the Ancient World  Stephen D. Ricks  13. Book of Mormon Names: A Collection that Defies Expectation Brad Wilcox, Wendy Baker-Smemoe, Sharon Black, and Bruce L. Brown.  Index