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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... claimed they were per- fect and could no longer sin . They became known as " Perfectionists . " As a part of their doctrine , adherents advocated " spiritual wifery , " a concept nearly identical to Mormon eternal marriage , wherein ...
... claimed to receive revelations and on one occasion reported that a " voice from heaven [ told ] him that he was the most literal descendant of Jesus Chr- ist living on the earth . " In addition , members of his organization put Clark ...
... claimed in 1933 that his father had given him the " mantle . " Within two years he began pro- claiming that he was the " One Mighty and Strong " who would " set the house of god in order " and reconcile the Mormon church with the Funda ...
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THE RESTORATION OF ALL THINGS | 1 |
STIRRINGS IN NAUVOO | 17 |
PROTECTING THE LORDS ANOINTED | 29 |
Urheberrecht | |
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