P. Jane Hafen
P. Jane Hafen, Associate Professor of English, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Articles
“Great Spirit Listen”: The American Indian in Mormon Music
Misconceptions of native Americans began with the misnomer “Indian” based on a navigational error. Mainstream Mormon art, literature, and music, which grants the American Indians a Book of Mormon history and destiny as Lamanites, embraces…
Read moreOne Well-Wrought Side of the Story | Scott R. Christensen, Sagwitch: Shoshone Chieftain, Mormon Elder, 1822-1887
Scott R. Christensen has made an auspicious entry into the realm of Mormon history with his book Sagwitch: Shoshone Chieftain, Mormon Elder, 1822-1887. Already the volume has won the 1999 Evans Handcart Prize and the…
Read moreSpeaking for Edgar Mint | Brady Udall, The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
In an episode in The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, the main character chastises his friends who have masqueraded as Mormon missionaries to res cue him from placement with a Mormon family. The friends have…
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