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Forging The Mormon Myth, Maryanne Hafen
Forging The Mormon Myth, Maryanne Hafen
Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate Research
The work of the forger Mark Hofmann frames many key problems and changes in Mormon historiography. More specifically, it reveals a tension between versions of Mormon history that are propagated in the religion. On one hand, there is a documented and literal history. On the other, a sacred and engaging myth. However, these two cannot coexist harmoniously.