The Three Nephites
Saints, Service, and Supernatural Legend
Published on 7. October 2025
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-252-04683-4 (ISBN)
Description
Hundreds of Nephite stories with essays on the genre's place in the lives of Latter-day Saints
Stories of encounters with the Three Nephites, immortal saint-like figures, dominate the folklore of the Latter-day Saint tradition. The authors of this volume use hundreds of legends collected by the renowned folklorist William A. Wilson from across a lifetime of research, study, and interviews to focus on the different themes exhibited by the Three Nephites and show that LDS culture, beliefs, and values are embodied by and through the Three Nephites.
Stories of encounters with the Three Nephites, immortal saint-like figures, dominate the folklore of the Latter-day Saint tradition. The authors of this volume use hundreds of legends collected by the renowned folklorist William A. Wilson from across a lifetime of research, study, and interviews to focus on the different themes exhibited by the Three Nephites and show that LDS culture, beliefs, and values are embodied by and through the Three Nephites.
Reviews / Votes
"Based on a massive engaging and eclectic collection of narratives, The Three Nephites is a fascinating scholarly examination of the Three Nephites narrative tradition. Those interested in the stories themselves will not be disappointed by the vast and varied narrative content, but neither will those hoping for serious and insightful folkloristic, historical, and religious, analysis of this persistent and yet dynamic tradition. The authors have done credit to Bert Wilson's remarkable collection and to the moving and sometimes quirky Nephite tradition."-Diane E. Goldstein, author of Once Upon a Virus: AIDS Legends and Vernacular Risk Perception
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
1 black & white photograph, 10 charts
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-252-04683-4 (9780252046834)
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Persons
Julie Swallow is a teaching and learning consultant at Brigham Young University. Christopher James Blythe is an assistant professor of English at Brigham Young University. Eric A. Eliason is a professor of English at Brigham Young University. Jill Terry Rudy is an associate professor of English at Brigham Young University.