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Tables of Contents for Early Mormonism and the Magic World View
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface to the Revised Edition
ix
9
Acknowledgements
xviii
2
Introduction
xx
Chapter 1. EARLY AMERICA'S HERITAGE OF RELIGION AND MAGIC
1
29
The Bible and Magic
European Religion and Magic: Medieval to Renaissance
Magic in the Age of Reason: England and America
The Academic Occult
Visions, Spiritual Gifts, and the Category of Magic
Occult Mentors in Early America
Books and the Transmission of Magic and the Occult
Astrology in Early America
Occult Healing and Magic Treasure-Digging in Early America
Weakness of Organized Religion and Strength of Folk Magic
Chapter 2. DIVINING RODS, TREASURE-DIGGING, AND SEER STONES
30
36
Chapter 3. RITUAL MAGIC, ASTROLOGY, AMULETS, AND TALISMANS
66
32
Chapter 4. MAGIC PARCHMENTS AND OCCULT MENTORS
98
38
Occult Handbooks, Magic Parchments, and Folk Magic
The Smith Family's Magic Parchments (Lamens)
Occult Advisers and Mentors
Kinship, Folk Magic, Occult Mentors, and Early Mormons
Linkage of Mentors, Magic Parchments, and Early Mormonism
Chapter 5. VISIONS AND THE COMING FORTH OF THE BOOK OF MORMON
136
42
Chapter 6. MORMON SCRIPTURES, THE MAGIC WORLD VIEW, AND RURAL NEW YORK'S INTELLECTUAL LIFE
178
59
Chapter 7. THE PERSISTENCE AND DECLINE OF MAGIC AFTER 1830
237
84
Early Mormon Folk Believers: "a people already prepared"
Seer Stones-Joseph Smith's
Seer Stones-Other People's
Divining Rods
Treasure-Digging
Amulets
Astrology
Ritual Magic and the Belief in Witchcraft
Palmistry, Cards, and Tea-Leaf Divination
New Manifestations of the Occult
Cabalistic Occultism
Alchemy
Phrenology
Pyramidology and Numerology
Healing Objects
Conclusion
Illustrations
Afterword
321
6
Notes
327
258
Index
585