Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
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Sell my copyAuthor: Jon Krakauer
Title: Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 432
Release Date: 2004-06-08
Details: NATIONAL BESTSELLER o 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. o Now an 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 nature of religious belief.
EAN: 9781400032808
Package Dimensions: Height: 7.92 Inches, Length: 5.13 Inches, Weight: 0.67461452172 Pounds, Width: 0.91 Inches
Languages: en
