Cowboy welcomed by spirits at death and other stories : official belief vs. folk belief in Latter-day Saint culture, 2003.

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Cowboy welcomed by spirits at death and other stories : official belief vs. folk belief in Latter-day Saint culture, 2003.

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Howe collects supernatural and spiritual stories surrounding death in Latter-day Saint culture. She believes that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints classify their supernatural experiences as private and sacred because they are afraid that their ambiguous experiences might not align with public doctrines of the Church.

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Harold B. Lee Library

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