Peculiar Portrayals: Mormons on the Page, stage, and Screen

In a time when Mormons appear to have larger roles in everything from political conflict to television shows and when Mormon-related topics seem to show up more frequently in the news, eight scholars take a close look at Mormonism in popular media: film, television, theater, and books.Some authors e...

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Main Author: Decker, Mark T. (auth)
Other Authors: Austin, Michael (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:No linguistic content, Not applicable
Published: Utah State University, University Libraries 2010
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