Latter-day Lore: Mormon Folklore Studies

Introduction: The Three Nephites And The History Of Mormon Folklore Studies / Tom Mould And Eric A. Eliason -- 1. Utah Mormons / Richard M. Dorson -- 2. The Mormon Landscape : Definition Of An Image In The American West / Richard V. Francaviglia -- 3. The Beehive In Utah Folk Art / Hal Cannon -- 4. Hay Derricks Of The Great Basin And Upper Snake River Valley Addendum / Austin E. Fife And James M. Fife -- 5. Mormon Gravestones : A Folk Expression Of Identity And Belief / Carol Edison -- 6. A Mormon From The Cradle To The Grave / Austin E. And Alta Fife -- 7. Now That I've Kissed The Ground You Walk On : A Look At Gender In Creative Date Invitations / Kristi Bell Young -- 8. Made In Heaven : Marriage Confirmation Narratives Among Mormons / George H. Schoemaker -- 9. Nameways In Latter-day Saint History, Custom, And Folklore / Eric A. Eliason -- 10. The Beehive Buffet / Anne F. Hatch -- 11. Early Mormon Magic : Insights From Folklore And From Literature / David A. Allred -- 12. Freeways, Parking Lots, And Ice Cream Stands : The Three Nephites In Contemporary Society / William A. Wilson -- 13. Transformations Of Power : Mormon Women's Visionary Narratives / Margaret K. Brady -- 14. Narratives Of Personal Revelation Among Latter-day Saints / Tom Mould -- 15. The Great And Dreadful Day : Mormon Folklore Of The Apocalypse / Susan Peterson -- 16. Fate And The Persecutors Of Joseph Smith : Transmutations Of An American Myth / Richard C. Poulsen -- 17. Pioneers And Recapitulation In Mormon Popular Historical Expression / Eric A. Eliason -- 18. Orrin Porter Rockwell : The Modern Samson / Gustive O. Larson -- 19. The Ballad Of The Mountain Meadows Massacre / J. Barre Toelken -- 20. Portraits In Song : Gleanings From The Brigham Young Folk Song Cycle / Jill Terry Rudy -- 21. As The Saints Go Marching By : Modern Jokelore Concerning Mormons / Jan Harold Brunvand -- 22. Sanpete County Humor : The Tales And The Tellers / Edward A. Geary -- 23. For Time And Eternity : Byu Coed Jokes And The Seriousness Of Mormon Humor / Steve Siporin -- 24. Hierarch And Mule-skinner : A Selection From Mormon Country / Wallace Stegner -- 25. On Being Human : The Folklore Of Mormon Missionaries / William A. Wilson -- 26. Gringo Jeringo : Anglo Mormon Missionary Culture In Bolivia / David Knowlton -- 27. Of Course, In Guatemala, Bananas Are Better : Exotic And Familiar Eating Experiences Of Mormon Missionaries / Jill Terry Rudy -- 28. Mormonism, The Maori, And Cultural Authenticity / Grant Underwood. Edited And With Introductions By Eric A. Eliason And Tom Mould. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 539-579) And Index.