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ISBN
9780195101836
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Religion
Publication Name
Viper on the Hearth : Mormons, Myths, and the Construction of Heresy
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Length
9.6 in
Subject
Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon), American / General
Publication Year
1997
Series
Religion in America Ser.
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Terryl Givens
Item Weight
18 Oz
Item Width
6.5 in
Number of Pages
232 Pages
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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0195101839
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9780195101836
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232 Pages
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Viper on the Hearth : Mormons, Myths, and the Construction of Heresy
Language
English
Subject
Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon), American / General
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Author
Terryl Givens
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Religion
Series
Religion in America Ser.
Format
Hardcover

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"A wonderfully thought-through look at the interrelationships between fiction, religion, and the culture of humor/hostility....It represents a significant contribution to our understanding of literary relations."--Larry H. Peer,Brigham Young University In this fascinating study, he examines how Mormons have been constructed as the great and abominable "other". Interestingly, although the religion was once scorned for its weirdness,"it is now because Mormons occupy what used to be the center that they fall into contempt"(164).--Utah HistoricalQuarterly "The prose, illustrations, and overall construction of the book are aesthetically pleasing. The exemplary scholarship significantly enriches Mormon historiography....Few books succeed, as this one does, in stimulating thought far beyond their own scope."--Journal of Mormon History "Contains provocative insights into American culture, LDS identity, nineteenth-century literature, rhetorics of oppression, and religious formation....I highly recommend this book."--Religious Studies Review "This is the first full explanation of why Mormons have been demonized by a nation that prides itself on open toleration of all faiths. Givens carefully appraises every past explanation for the printed attacks and physical persecutions that occurred from the 1830s onward, as newspapers, novels, and satires convinced a 'tolerant' public that Mormons should not be tolerated. He then makes a convincing argument that the primary affront the Mormons offered was theological: their anthropomorphic picture of God and of his continuing personal revelations to the one true church. The book is thus an impressive achievement that should interest not just Mormons or other religious believers but anyone who cares about how 'freedom-loving,' 'tolerant' Americans turned 'heretics' into subhuman monsters deserving destruction."--Wayne Booth,University of Chicago (Emeritus) "...a powerful and compelling thesis...[an] ingenious reading...For a great reading experience in thoughtful and independently conceived religious and cultural thinking rare in Mormon studies, turn to this recent addition in the excellent 'Religion in America Series,' published by Oxford University Press."--Journal of American Ethnic History "A wonderfully thought-through look at the interrelationships between fiction, religion, and the culture of humor/hostility....It represents a significant contribution to our understanding of literary relations."--Larry H. Peer,Brigham Young University "The Viper on the Hearthby Terryl L. Givens is a remarkably lucid and useful study of the patterns of American prejudices against the Mormon people. It provides also a valuable paradigm for the study of all religious "heresy"."--Harold Bloom "This work is a model of significant interdisciplinary study."--Western American Literature "[Givens] precisely situates the literature in American and Mormon history....he is the first to survey anti-Mormon writing thoroughly."--The Journal of American History "Given's survey of histories and historians...is impressive. It enriches our perspective on such thought-provoking questions as whether Mormons comprise a religion, an ethnic group, or "a people," and why that matters."--Western Historical Quarterly "The book is thoroughly documented and Givens writes with a graceful style. This is an excellent example of both historical and literary scholarship."--American Historical Review, "Contains provocative insights into American culture, LDS identity,nineteenth-century literature, rhetorics of oppression, and religiousformation....I highly recommend this book."--Religious Studies Review, In this fascinating study, he examines how Mormons have been constructed as the great and abominable "other". Interestingly, although the religion was once scorned for its weirdness,"it is now because Mormons occupy what used to be the center that they fall into contempt"(164).--UtahHistorical Quarterly, "A wonderfully thought-through look at the interrelationships betweenfiction, religion, and the culture of humor/hostility....It represents asignificant contribution to our understanding of literary relations."--Larry H.Peer, Brigham Young University, "The Viper on the Hearth by Terryl L. Givens is a remarkably lucid anduseful study of the patterns of American prejudices against the Mormon people.It provides also a valuable paradigm for the study of all religious"heresy"."--Harold Bloom, "A wonderfully thought-through look at the interrelationships between fiction, religion, and the culture of humor/hostility....It represents a significant contribution to our understanding of literary relations."--Larry H. Peer, Brigham Young UniversityIn this fascinating study, he examines how Mormons have been constructed as the great and abominable "other". Interestingly, although the religion was once scorned for its weirdness,"it is now because Mormons occupy what used to be the center that they fall into contempt"(164).--Utah Historical Quarterly"The prose, illustrations, and overall construction of the book are aesthetically pleasing. The exemplary scholarship significantly enriches Mormon historiography....Few books succeed, as this one does, in stimulating thought far beyond their own scope."--Journal of Mormon History"Contains provocative insights into American culture, LDS identity, nineteenth-century literature, rhetorics of oppression, and religious formation....I highly recommend this book."--Religious Studies Review"This is the first full explanation of why Mormons have been demonized by a nation that prides itself on open toleration of all faiths. Givens carefully appraises every past explanation for the printed attacks and physical persecutions that occurred from the 1830s onward, as newspapers, novels, and satires convinced a 'tolerant' public that Mormons should not be tolerated. He then makes a convincing argument that the primary affront the Mormons offered wastheological: their anthropomorphic picture of God and of his continuing personal revelations to the one true church. The book is thus an impressive achievement that should interest not just Mormons orother religious believers but anyone who cares about how 'freedom-loving,' 'tolerant' Americans turned 'heretics' into subhuman monsters deserving destruction."--Wayne Booth, University of Chicago (Emeritus)"...a powerful and compelling thesis...[an] ingenious reading...For a great reading experience in thoughtful and independently conceived religious and cultural thinking rare in Mormon studies, turn to this recent addition in the excellent 'Religion in America Series,' published by Oxford University Press."--Journal of American Ethnic History"A wonderfully thought-through look at the interrelationships between fiction, religion, and the culture of humor/hostility....It represents a significant contribution to our understanding of literary relations."--Larry H. Peer, Brigham Young University"The Viper on the Hearth by Terryl L. Givens is a remarkably lucid and useful study of the patterns of American prejudices against the Mormon people. It provides also a valuable paradigm for the study of all religious "heresy"."--Harold Bloom"This work is a model of significant interdisciplinary study."--Western American Literature"[Givens] precisely situates the literature in American and Mormon history....he is the first to survey anti-Mormon writing thoroughly."--The Journal of American History"Given's survey of histories and historians...is impressive. It enriches our perspective on such thought-provoking questions as whether Mormons comprise a religion, an ethnic group, or "a people," and why that matters."--Western Historical Quarterly"The book is thoroughly documented and Givens writes with a graceful style. This is an excellent example of both historical and literary scholarship."--American Historical Review, "A wonderfully thought-through look at the interrelationships between fiction, religion, and the culture of humor/hostility....It represents a significant contribution to our understanding of literary relations."--Larry H. Peer, Brigham Young University, "Given's survey of histories and historians...is impressive. It enriches our perspective on such thought-provoking questions as whether Mormons comprise a religion, an ethnic group, or "a people," and why that matters."--Western Historical Quarterly, "The book is thoroughly documented and Givens writes with a gracefulstyle. This is an excellent example of both historical and literaryscholarship."--American Historical Review, "The Viper on the Hearth by Terryl L. Givens is a remarkably lucid and useful study of the patterns of American prejudices against the Mormon people. It provides also a valuable paradigm for the study of all religious "heresy"."--Harold Bloom, "...a powerful and compelling thesis...[an] ingenious reading...For a great reading experience in thoughtful and independently conceived religious and cultural thinking rare in Mormon studies, turn to this recent addition in the excellent 'Religion in America Series,' published by OxfordUniversity Press."--Journal of American Ethnic History, "A wonderfully thought-through look at the interrelationships between fiction, religion, and the culture of humor/hostility....It represents a significant contribution to our understanding of literary relations."--Larry H. Peer, Brigham Young UniversityIn this fascinating study, he examines how Mormons have been constructed as the great and abominable "other". Interestingly, although the religion was once scorned for its weirdness,"it is now because Mormons occupy what used to be the center that they fall into contempt"(164).--Utah Historical Quarterly"The prose, illustrations, and overall construction of the book are aesthetically pleasing. The exemplary scholarship significantly enriches Mormon historiography....Few books succeed, as this one does, in stimulating thought far beyond their own scope."--Journal of Mormon History"Contains provocative insights into American culture, LDS identity, nineteenth-century literature, rhetorics of oppression, and religious formation....I highly recommend this book."--Religious Studies Review"This is the first full explanation of why Mormons have been demonized by a nation that prides itself on open toleration of all faiths. Givens carefully appraises every past explanation for the printed attacks and physical persecutions that occurred from the 1830s onward, as newspapers, novels, and satires convinced a 'tolerant' public that Mormons should not be tolerated. He then makes a convincing argument that the primary affront the Mormons offered was theological: their anthropomorphic picture of God and of his continuing personal revelations to the one true church. The book is thus an impressive achievement that should interest not just Mormons or other religious believers but anyone who cares about how 'freedom-loving,' 'tolerant' Americans turned 'heretics' into subhuman monsters deserving destruction."--Wayne Booth, University of Chicago (Emeritus)"...a powerful and compelling thesis...[an] ingenious reading...For a great reading experience in thoughtful and independently conceived religious and cultural thinking rare in Mormon studies, turn to this recent addition in the excellent 'Religion in America Series,' published by Oxford University Press."--Journal of American Ethnic History"A wonderfully thought-through look at the interrelationships between fiction, religion, and the culture of humor/hostility....It represents a significant contribution to our understanding of literary relations."--Larry H. Peer, Brigham Young University"The Viper on the Hearth by Terryl L. Givens is a remarkably lucid and useful study of the patterns of American prejudices against the Mormon people. It provides also a valuable paradigm for the study of all religious "heresy"."--Harold Bloom"This work is a model of significant interdisciplinary study."--Western American Literature"[Givens] precisely situates the literature in American and Mormon history....he is the first to survey anti-Mormon writing thoroughly."--The Journal of American History"Given's survey of histories and historians...is impressive. It enriches our perspective on such thought-provoking questions as whether Mormons comprise a religion, an ethnic group, or "a people," and why that matters."--Western Historical Quarterly"The book is thoroughly documented and Givens writes with a graceful style. This is an excellent example of both historical and literary scholarship."--American Historical Review, "[Givens] precisely situates the literature in American and Mormon history....he is the first to survey anti-Mormon writing thoroughly."--The Journal of American History, "This is the first full explanation of why Mormons have been demonized bya nation that prides itself on open toleration of all faiths. Givens carefullyappraises every past explanation for the printed attacks and physicalpersecutions that occurred from the 1830s onward, as newspapers, novels, andsatires convinced a 'tolerant' public that Mormons should not be tolerated. Hethen makes a convincing argument that the primary affront the Mormons offeredwas theological: their anthropomorphic picture of God and of his continuingpersonal revelations to the one true church. The book is thus an impressiveachievement that should interest not just Mormons or other religious believersbut anyone who cares about how 'freedom-loving,' 'tolerant' Americans turned'heretics' into subhuman monsters deserving destruction."--Wayne Booth,University of Chicago (Emeritus), "Contains provocative insights into American culture, LDS identity, nineteenth-century literature, rhetorics of oppression, and religious formation....I highly recommend this book."--Religious Studies Review, "Widely researched, theoretically informed, and gracefully written, thiswork is a model of significant interdisciplinary study."--Western AmericanLiterature, "Given's survey of histories and historians...is impressive. It enrichesour perspective on such thought-provoking questions as whether Mormons comprisea religion, an ethnic group, or "a people," and why that matters."--WesternHistorical Quarterly, "A wonderfully thought-through look at the interrelationships between fiction, religion, and the culture of humor/hostility....It represents a significant contribution to our understanding of literary relations."--Larry H. Peer,Brigham Young University, y researched, theoretically informed, and gracefully written, thiswork is a model of significant interdisciplinary study."--Western AmericanLiterature, "A wonderfully thought-through look at the interrelationships between fiction, religion, and the culture of humor/hostility....It represents a significant contribution to our understanding of literary relations."--Larry H. Peer, Brigham Young University In this fascinating study, he examines how Mormons have been constructed as the great and abominable "other". Interestingly, although the religion was once scorned for its weirdness,"it is now because Mormons occupy what used to be the center that they fall into contempt"(164).--Utah Historical Quarterly "The prose, illustrations, and overall construction of the book are aesthetically pleasing. The exemplary scholarship significantly enriches Mormon historiography....Few books succeed, as this one does, in stimulating thought far beyond their own scope."--Journal of Mormon History "Contains provocative insights into American culture, LDS identity, nineteenth-century literature, rhetorics of oppression, and religious formation....I highly recommend this book."--Religious Studies Review "This is the first full explanation of why Mormons have been demonized by a nation that prides itself on open toleration of all faiths. Givens carefully appraises every past explanation for the printed attacks and physical persecutions that occurred from the 1830s onward, as newspapers, novels, and satires convinced a 'tolerant' public that Mormons should not be tolerated. He then makes a convincing argument that the primary affront the Mormons offered was theological: their anthropomorphic picture of God and of his continuing personal revelations to the one true church. The book is thus an impressive achievement that should interest not just Mormons or other religious believers but anyone who cares about how 'freedom-loving,' 'tolerant' Americans turned 'heretics' into subhuman monsters deserving destruction."--Wayne Booth, University of Chicago (Emeritus) "...a powerful and compelling thesis...[an] ingenious reading...For a great reading experience in thoughtful and independently conceived religious and cultural thinking rare in Mormon studies, turn to this recent addition in the excellent 'Religion in America Series,' published by Oxford University Press."--Journal of American Ethnic History "A wonderfully thought-through look at the interrelationships between fiction, religion, and the culture of humor/hostility....It represents a significant contribution to our understanding of literary relations."--Larry H. Peer, Brigham Young University "The Viper on the Hearth by Terryl L. Givens is a remarkably lucid and useful study of the patterns of American prejudices against the Mormon people. It provides also a valuable paradigm for the study of all religious "heresy"."--Harold Bloom "This work is a model of significant interdisciplinary study."--Western American Literature "[Givens] precisely situates the literature in American and Mormon history....he is the first to survey anti-Mormon writing thoroughly."--The Journal of American History "Given's survey of histories and historians...is impressive. It enriches our perspective on such thought-provoking questions as whether Mormons comprise a religion, an ethnic group, or "a people," and why that matters."--Western Historical Quarterly "The book is thoroughly documented and Givens writes with a graceful style. This is an excellent example of both historical and literary scholarship."--American Historical Review, "[Givens] precisely situates the literature in American and Mormonhistory....he is the first to survey anti-Mormon writing thoroughly."--TheJournal of American History, "This is the first full explanation of why Mormons have been demonized by a nation that prides itself on open toleration of all faiths. Givens carefully appraises every past explanation for the printed attacks and physical persecutions that occurred from the 1830s onward, as newspapers,novels, and satires convinced a 'tolerant' public that Mormons should not be tolerated. He then makes a convincing argument that the primary affront the Mormons offered was theological: their anthropomorphic picture of God and of his continuing personal revelations to the one true church. The bookis thus an impressive achievement that should interest not just Mormons or other religious believers but anyone who cares about how 'freedom-loving,' 'tolerant' Americans turned 'heretics' into subhuman monsters deserving destruction."--Wayne Booth, University of Chicago (Emeritus), "The prose, illustrations, and overall construction of the book are aesthetically pleasing. The exemplary scholarship significantly enriches Mormon historiography....Few books succeed, as this one does, in stimulating thought far beyond their own scope."--Journal of Mormon History
Illustrated
Yes
Synopsis
Nineteenth-century American writers frequently cast the Mormon as a stock villain in such fictional genres as mysteries, westerns, and popular romances. The Mormons were depicted as a violent and perverse people--the "viper on the hearth"--who sought to violate the domestic sphere of the mainstream. While other critics have mined the socio-political sources of anti-Mormonism, Givens is the first to reveal how popular fiction, in its attempt to deal with the sources and nature of this conflict, constructed an image of the Mormon as a religious and social "Other.", Nineteenth-century American writers frequently cast the Mormon as a stock villain in such fictional genres as mysteries, westerns, and popular romances. The Mormons were depicted as a violent and perverse people - the 'viper on the hearth' - who sought to violate the domestic sphere of the mainstream. While other critics have mined the socio-political sources of anti-Mormonism, Givens is the first to reveal how popular fiction, in its attempt to deal with the sources and nature of this conflict, constructed an image of the Mormon as a religious and social 'Other'., Nineteenth-century American writers frequently cast the Mormon as a stock villain in various genres of popular fiction. The Mormons were depicted as a violent and perverse people. Applying the methods of literary criticism, Givens shows how the image of the Mormon as a religious and social 'Other' was constructed.
LC Classification Number
BX8645.5.G58 1997

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