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Under The Banner of Heaven
- Author
- Jon Krakauer
- Narrator
- Scott Brick
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 26 May 2022
- Run Time
- 12 hours 32 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- True crime: serial killers and murderers, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Religious fundamentalism, Denominations of American origin, Christian and quasi-Christian cults and sects
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
Now a major new series on Disney+ 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.
Critics Review
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A provocative look at the twisted roots of American fundamentalism.
Evening Standard Books of the Year
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Excellent . . . a lucid, judicious, even sympathetic account not just of Mormon Fundamentalism but of the seductive power of fanaticism in general.
Daily Telegraph
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Remarkable . . . for anyone interested in the wilder frontiers of spiritual conviction, this book is a must.
Independent
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
Excellent insight into the Mormon Church’s foundation and subsequent offshoots. A really gruesome story.
The Postman 2024-12-20
Details
- Author
- Jon Krakauer
- Narrator
- Scott Brick
- Duration
- 12 hours 32 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 May 2022
- ISBN
- 9781035012763
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- True crime: serial killers and murderers, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Religious fundamentalism, Denominations of American origin, Christian and quasi-Christian cults and sects
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Now a major new series on Disney+ starring Andrew GarfieldA 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.’ IndependentBrothers 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.
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