Mormon as Editor: A Study in Colophons, Headers, and Source Indicators

The Book of Mormon contains various colophons and source indicators that signal documents or authors that Mormon and the writers of the small plates used, quoted, paraphrased, or summarized in composing the final text. Some of these headers have been italicized and separated out by the printer; othe...

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Published in:Journal of Book of Mormon studies
Main Author: Mackay, Thomas W. ca. 19xx (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Foundation 1993
In: Journal of Book of Mormon studies
Year: 1993, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 90-109
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Summary:The Book of Mormon contains various colophons and source indicators that signal documents or authors that Mormon and the writers of the small plates used, quoted, paraphrased, or summarized in composing the final text. Some of these headers have been italicized and separated out by the printer; others form an integral part of the text but could as well have been separated and italicized. Mormon's extensive notation of sources is another set of evidence for the intricate and complex nature of the text and, simultaneously, of the magnitude of Mormon's work as an ancient editor and historian.
ISSN:2168-3158
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Book of Mormon studies