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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... church leaders initiated several tac- tics designed to promote statehood and thus to save the church from the effects of the government's legal maneuverings . On the advice of the leaders of both major U.S. political parties , church ...
... church leaders initiated several tac- tics designed to promote statehood and thus to save the church from the effects of the government's legal maneuverings . On the advice of the leaders of both major U.S. political parties , church ...
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... church leaders . The commission felt that these state- ments would be accepted by most Mormons without question and a “ settle- ment of the much discussed ' Mormon question ' would soon be reached . " More disconcertingly , however ...
... church leaders . The commission felt that these state- ments would be accepted by most Mormons without question and a “ settle- ment of the much discussed ' Mormon question ' would soon be reached . " More disconcertingly , however ...
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... church's predicament over the refusal of many leading Mormons to appear in Washington . Badger told Smoot that he was discouraged with church leaders and voiced his opinion that " something must be done with those who have violated the ...
... church's predicament over the refusal of many leading Mormons to appear in Washington . Badger told Smoot that he was discouraged with church leaders and voiced his opinion that " something must be done with those who have violated the ...
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THE RESTORATION OF ALL THINGS | 1 |
STIRRINGS IN NAUVOO | 17 |
PROTECTING THE LORDS ANOINTED | 29 |
Urheberrecht | |
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