Mormon Polygamy: A HistoryIn this comprehensive survey of Mormon Polygamy, Richard Van Wagoner details, with precision and detachment, the tumultuous reaction among insiders and outsiders to plural marriage. In an honest, methodical way, he traces the origins, the peculiarities common to the midwestern and later Utah periods, and post-1890 new marriages. Drawing heavily on first-hand accounts, he outlines the theological underpinnings and the personal trauma associated with this lifestyle. What emerges is a portrait that neither discounts nor exaggerates the historical evidence. He presents polygamy in context, neither condemning nor defending, while relevant contemporary accounts are treated sympathetically but interpreted critically. No period of Mormon history is emphasized over another. The result is a systematic view that is unavailable in studies of isolated periods or in the repetitions of folklore that only disguise the reality of what polygamy was. Scattered throughout the western United States today are an estimated 30,000 fundamentalist Mormons who still live "the principle." They, too, are a part of Joseph Smith's legacy and are included in this study. ... Publisher description. |
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Bennett's promised expose , an open letter dated 15 July , detailed Smith's polygamous proposals to several Nauvoo women , including Sarah Pratt , wife of Apostle Orson Pratt , and Nancy Rigdon , daughter of Sidney Rigdon of the First ...
Bennett's promised expose , an open letter dated 15 July , detailed Smith's polygamous proposals to several Nauvoo women , including Sarah Pratt , wife of Apostle Orson Pratt , and Nancy Rigdon , daughter of Sidney Rigdon of the First ...
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If you will never insult me again , " Sarah countered , “ I will not expose you unless strong circumstances require it . " " If you should tell , " Bennett quoted Smith , " I will ruin your reputation ; remember that .
If you will never insult me again , " Sarah countered , “ I will not expose you unless strong circumstances require it . " " If you should tell , " Bennett quoted Smith , " I will ruin your reputation ; remember that .
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But Pratt's first wife , Sarah , did not view polygamy so idealistically . She insisted that the first wife " should be it , and resented her husband's affections toward his other wives " ( " Elizabeth Ivins " ) .
But Pratt's first wife , Sarah , did not view polygamy so idealistically . She insisted that the first wife " should be it , and resented her husband's affections toward his other wives " ( " Elizabeth Ivins " ) .
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Nutzerbericht - wickenden - LibraryThingVan Wagoner writes a compelling account of early Mormon polygamy. A fascinating look at how one modern American religion's culture evolved from it's beginnings with in the mid-1800's until it's ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Nutzerbericht - amydross - LibraryThingA truly fascinating work. I bought this book in a mainline LDS-run bookstore, so I can only imagine that it must have been approved by the church hierarchy. That said, it appears to be irreproachably ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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THE RESTORATION OF ALL THINGS | 1 |
STIRRINGS IN NAUVOO | 17 |
PROTECTING THE LORDS ANOINTED | 29 |
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| Titel | Mormon Polygamy: A History |
| Autor/in | Richard S. Van Wagoner |
| Ausgabe | 2 |
| Verlag | Signature Books, 1986 |
| ISBN | 0941214354, 9780941214353 |
| Länge | 307 Seiten |
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