Eleven professors of religion, history, English, music, and sociology consider the history of the persecution of the Mormons, the church's relationship with Utah's state bureaucracy and with other branches of Christianity, and the culture clash experienced in Mormon missionary work. The essays are s
Eleven professors of religion, history, English, music, and sociology consider the history of the persecution of the Mormons, the church's relationshi...
In The J. Golden Kimball Stories, beloved and iconoclastic Mormon humorist J. Golden Kimball (1853-1938) speaks on death, marriage, love, hell, God, and everything in between. Compiled by Eric A. Eliason from previously unpublished archival resources, this collection of stories, anecdotes, and jokes captures the irreverent comedy and independent thinking that made Kimball so beloved both in and out of his Mormon community.
Arranged thematically and framed by short contextual introductions, each chapter presents a...
The sharp wit of a free-thinking Mormon folk hero
In The J. Golden Kimball Stories, beloved and iconoclastic Mormon humorist J. Golde...
Warrior Ways is one of the first book-length explorations of military folklife, and focuses on the lore produced by modern American warriors, illuminating the ways in which members of the armed services creatively express the complex experience of military life. In short, lively essays, contributors to the volume, all of whom have close personal or professional relationships to the military, examine battlefield talismans, personal narrative (storytelling), "Jody calls" (marching and running cadences), slang, homophobia and transgressive humor, music, and photography, among other cultural...
Warrior Ways is one of the first book-length explorations of military folklife, and focuses on the lore produced by modern American warriors, illum...
