American Muhammad: Joseph Smith Founder of Mormonism

by Alvin J. Schmidt

Soon after Joseph Smith, Jr., founded the Mormon Church in 1830, newspaper editors called him "the American Mahomet," "Modern Mahomet," or "Yankee Mahomet." In The American Muhammad, Alvin Schmidt has undertaken the challenging but informative task of documenting, discussing, and analyzing over seventy parallels that exist between Smith and Muhammad. He cites valid arguments why parallels between noteworthy individuals in history need to be studied...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0758640293
• ISBN13: 9780758640291
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"