Mesomania

The term Mesomania describes the irrational obsession of many Latter-day Saint scholars, educators, and others with putting the Book of Mormon in a Mesoamerican setting. The book describes the history and development of this phenomenon and explores the psychology that enables it to persist.

A must-read for anyone interested in Book of Mormon geography and historicity. At only 123 pages, Mesomania is a quick read and clearly examines the origins of the Mesoamerican geographic theory and why it no longer has merit given what we know about the statements of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and the scriptures themselves.