num_pages: 400
description: This text provides an account of Taliban-like theocracies in the American heartland controlled by renegade Mormon prophets. At the core of the book is a double murder committed by a pair of brothers, Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they were commanded to kill by God. Beginning with an account of this "divinely inspired" crime, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered narrative of polygamy, savage violence and unyielding faith. Along the away he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America's fastest growing religion and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief.
language: English
title: Under the Banner of Heaven
titlecomplete: Under the Banner of Heaven
genres: Historical, Religion, Biography, Cults, Nonfiction, Audiobook, Crime, Journalism, History, True Crime
ratings_count: 201223
places: Utah
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Colorado Book Award
category: General Nonfiction
publisher:  Macmillan