Mormon's codex: an ancient American book

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The author demonstrates that the Book of Mormon is a native Mesoamerican book (or codex) that exhibits what one would expect of a historical document produced in the context of ancient Mesoamerican civilization. He also shows that scholars' discoveries about Mesoamerica and the contents of the Nephite record are clearly related, listing more than 400 points where the Book of Mormon text corresponds to characteristic Mesoamerican situations, statements, allusions, and history.

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Full title :Mormon's codex : an ancient American book / John L. Sorenson.

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Publication Date:2013

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Publisher(s):Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, Deseret Book
Place of Publication:Salt Lake City, Utah
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013

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Description:xviii, 826 pages : : illustrations (some color) ; : 24 cm

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ISBN:9781609073992, 1609073991
oclc:ocn828334040
LC Classification:BX8627
Dewey Decimal:289.3/22

Part 1. Orientation. Introduction -- Getting ready for the comparisons -- The Book of Mormon in culture history terms -- The early culture history of Mesoamerica -- The nature of history in the Book of Mormon -- About correspondences -- Part 2. Correspondences by topics. Geographical correspondences -- Two traditions of civilization -- Transoceanic voyages -- Language -- Records and writing systems -- Human biology -- Political economy -- Society -- Population and its distribution -- Material culture -- Government and political processes -- Warfare -- Knowledge systems -- Ideology and religion -- Part 3. Correspondences from archaeology and history. Archaeology and history before 600 BC -- Archaeology and history between 600 and 1 BC, part 1 -- Archaeology and history between 600 and 1 BC, part 2 -- Archaeology and history between AD 1 and 200 -- Archaeology and history between AD 200 and 400 -- Conclusions -- Appendix : a new view of Jaredite geography.