The Three Nephites
Saints, Service, and Supernatural Legend
Eric A Eliason author Jill Terry Rudy author Christopher James Blythe author Julie Swallow author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Published:7th Oct '25
£88.00
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Hundreds of Nephite stories with essays on the genre’s place in the lives of Latter-day Saints
Stories of encounters with the Three Nephites, immortal saint-like figures, dominate the folklore of the Latter-day Saint tradition. The authors of this volume use hundreds of legends collected by the renowned folklorist William A. Wilson from across a lifetime of research, study, and interviews to focus on the different themes exhibited by the Three Nephites and show that LDS culture, beliefs, and values are embodied by and through the Three Nephites.
"Based on a massive engaging and eclectic collection of narratives, The Three Nephites is a fascinating scholarly examination of the Three Nephites narrative tradition. Those interested in the stories themselves will not be disappointed by the vast and varied narrative content, but neither will those hoping for serious and insightful folkloristic, historical, and religious, analysis of this persistent and yet dynamic tradition. The authors have done credit to Bert Wilson's remarkable collection and to the moving and sometimes quirky Nephite tradition."
—Diane E. Goldstein, author of Once Upon a Virus: AIDS Legends and Vernacular Risk Perception
ISBN: 9780252046834
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 454g
240 pages
New edition