Under The Banner of Heaven - A Story of Violent Faith

Now a major TV miniseries starring Andrew Garfield ''A provocative look at the twisted roots of American fundamentalism.'' Will Self, Evening Standard Books of the Year ''Excellent . . . a lucid, judicious, even sympathetic account not just of Mormon Fundamentalism but of the seductive power of fanaticism in general.'' Daily Telegraph ''Remarkable . . . for anyone interested in the wilder frontiers of spiritual conviction, this book is a must.'' Independent Brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty insist they were commanded to kill by God. In Under The Banner of Heaven , Jon Krakauer''s investigation is a meticulously researched, bone-chilling narrative of polygamy, savage violence and unyielding faith: an incisive look inside isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities in America, this gripping work of non-fiction illuminates an otherwise confounding realm of human behaviour.

Zusammenfassung

From the bestselling author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, Under The Banner of Heaven is a riveting account of theocracies in the American heartland controlled by renegade Mormon prophets.

Bericht

A provocative look at the twisted roots of American fundamentalism. Will Self Evening Standard Books of the Year

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jon Krakauer, Krakauer Jon
• Verlag: Picador Uk
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahren
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781035014767
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3501476-7
• Seiten: 432
• Abmessung: 130 mm x 196 mm x 29 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Gegenwartsliteratur (ab 1945); Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Zeitgeschichte (1945 bis 1989); Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie; USA, Utah, True Crime, RELIGION / Fundamentalism, TRUE CRIME / Murder / General, Salt Lake City, Humanities, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Christian & quasi-Christian cults & sects, Religious Fundamentalism, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Christian and quasi-Christian cults and sects, Other Nonconformist & Evangelical Churches, Other Nonconformist and Evangelical Churches