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His project is ambitious: With Mormon fundamentalism as his chief illustration, he seeks to understand why religious extremism flourishes in a skeptical, postmodern society. . . . The result is a book that is both insightful and flawed. Krakauer's knowledge of polygamist communities in Canada and on the Arizona-Utah border and how they tie to Utahns and various organized groups is enlightening. ... Krakauer's thesis is less convincing when he tries to explain the historical roots of polygamist fundamentalism by a brief and, at times, confused survey of Mormon history. ... Krakauer's thesis has greater authenticity when applied to radical fundamentalism of any form or in any religion. In searching for evidences to document his thesis, the author overlooked sources that explain the LDS church's evolution away from polygamy. ... This is a haunting book because it is a reminder of Utah at its worst. SINCE Sept. 11, 2001, Americans have talked a lot about the dark side of religion, but for the most part it isn't religion in America they've had in mind. Jon Krakauer wants to broaden their perspective. In ''Under the Banner of Heaven,'' he enters the obscure world of Mormon fundamentalism to tell a story of, as he puts it, ''faith-based violence.'' Contenido enAparece abreviada enTiene como guía de estudio aPremiosDistincionesListas de sobresalientes
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HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America??s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. Now an the acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU. ??Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner??s Song.? ??San Francisco Chronicle Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God; some 40,000 people still practice polygamy in these communities. At the core of Krakauer??s book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America??s fastest growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nat No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Este clásico del true crime, escrito por uno de los maestros indiscutibles de la no ficción narrativa y que acaba de ser adaptada para la televisión, nos sitúa en un tiempo y unos personajes más propios del medievo que del corazón mismo de Estados Unidos. A la luz de la terrible historia de los fanáticos hermanos Lafferty y del relato del violento pasado del movimiento mormón, Krakauer ofrece un brillante y fascinante relato sobre las teocracias de la América profunda en los que la poligamia, el mesianismo y la violencia salvaje campan a sus anchas.
Este libro es un viaje hacia una interpretación muy extrema de la fe religiosa, así como un documento fundamental sobre uno de los aspectos más misteriosos de la naturaleza humana, el factor religioso y su interpretación.