Continuing the discussion of the Smith family from last week, Cody delves into the occult worldview of the 19th century Burned Over District and how that social climate provided the perfect environment for young Joseph Smith to grow up in.
References:
Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling, by Richard L. Bushman
The Relfector, Golden Bible No. 3, February 1st 1831, by Abner Cole
The Doctrine and Ritual of High Magic: A New Translation, by Eliphas Levi
Liber 420: Cannabis, Magickal Herbs and the Occult, by Chris Bennett
Joseph Smith’s Family Dynamics, by Dan Vogel
The Refiner’s Fire: The Making of Mormon Cosmology, 1644-1844., by John Brooke
Early Mormonism and the Magical World View, by D. Michael Quinn
Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and his Progenitors for many Generations, by Lucy Mack Smith