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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... polygamy statute . Like most polygamists with Mormon roots , Potter viewed the Utah law as unconstitutional , an interference with his First Amendment rights . In early October 1985 , however , the United States Supreme Court declined ...
... polygamy statute . Like most polygamists with Mormon roots , Potter viewed the Utah law as unconstitutional , an interference with his First Amendment rights . In early October 1985 , however , the United States Supreme Court declined ...
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... polygamists . Mor- mons not wishing to give up their plural wives and children faced dismal options - legal prosecution , a life in hiding on the " Mormon underground , " or complete exile . Despite the bravado demonstrated by the ...
... polygamists . Mor- mons not wishing to give up their plural wives and children faced dismal options - legal prosecution , a life in hiding on the " Mormon underground , " or complete exile . Despite the bravado demonstrated by the ...
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... Polygamists resisted as long as they could . When attempts to overturn various pieces of anti - polygamy legislation failed , church leaders began pursuing a variety of other equally ineffective measures to maintain plural marriage ...
... Polygamists resisted as long as they could . When attempts to overturn various pieces of anti - polygamy legislation failed , church leaders began pursuing a variety of other equally ineffective measures to maintain plural marriage ...
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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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