Mormon Polygamy: A HistorySignature Books, 1989 - 255 Seiten In 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. |
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... action against Mormons not only for the difficult - to - prosecute offense of polygamy but also for the more easily substantiated " unlawful cohabitation . " The Edmunds Act was intended to disfranchise polygamists and make them ...
... action . Judge Zane fined him $ 300 but did not impose a prison sentence . Individuals who followed suit were strongly criticized by church leaders . The most prominent Mormon dis- senter from that official line was John Sharp , bishop ...
... action contrary to the principles , rules , and regulations of the Church , as adopted by the Church and in force , I have been wholly in error in coun- sel , and my actions have been null and void . This I now plainly see and freely ...
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THE RESTORATION OF ALL THINGS | 1 |
THE NAUVoo Expositor and MartyrdOM | 71 |
ANNOUNCING THE PRACTICE | 82 |
Urheberrecht | |
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