D. Michael Quinn's landmark scholarly work demonstrating that Joseph Smith and early Mormon leaders operated within a pervasive folk magic world view involving treasure-seeking, divining rods, seer stones, ritual magic, and occult practices. Draws on extensive primary source research.
Established through meticulous archival evidence that folk magic was not peripheral but central to early Mormon practice and Joseph Smith's prophetic claims, fundamentally reshaping scholarly understanding of Mormon origins.
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