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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... death . ' " But , Phelps explained , " you will be mine , in this world and in the world to come . . . you may as well use the word ' forever , ' as ' till death . " Phelps's letters make clear that “ eternal marriage " was distinct ...
... death of a worn - out old man , " the paper reported , " to grossly slander some gentlemen whose only crime has been their efforts to perform their official duties under their oaths . " The Tribune took issue with the charging of John ...
... death : a massive heart attack . Two days later Verlan LeBaron , whom Ervil had ordered murdered on at least two occasions , met his death in a grinding head - on collision near Mex- ico City . The final scenes in the Ervil LeBaron saga ...
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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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