Mormon Polygamy: A History

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Signature Books, 1989 - 255 Seiten
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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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Some have admitted that Joseph Smith became involved in polygamy but later
tried to disentangle himself from the practice . Brigham Young conceded in 1866
that " Joseph was worn out with it , but as to his denying any such thing I never ...
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In a 29 April 1905 letter to Sidney Rigdon ' s son John , Joseph clarified his
position : “ Whether my father was or was not the one through whom the practice
was introduced into the church and was or was not guilty of practicing it , both the
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Denying that the practice had been instituted to " gratify the carnal lusts and ...
After citing scriptural evidence that biblical prophets practiced polygamy , Pratt
speculated that Jesus ' relationship with Mary , Martha , and Mary Magdalene
may ...

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Van Wagoner writes a compelling account of early Mormon polygamy. A fascinating look at how one modern American religion's culture evolved from it's beginnings with in the mid-1800's until it's ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

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A truly fascinating work. I bought this book in a mainline LDS-run bookstore, so I can only imagine that it must have been approved by the church hierarchy. That said, it appears to be irreproachably ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

Inhalt

THE RESTORATION OF ALL THINGS
1
STIRRINGS IN Nauvoo
17
PROTECTING THE LORDS ANOINTED
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Urheberrecht

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Mormon Polygamy: A History
Richard S. Van Wagoner
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Mormon Polygamy: A History
Richard S. Van Wagoner
Auszug - 1986

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Über den Autor (1989)

Richard S. Van Wagoner is a clinical audiologist and Lehi City Historian, author of Lehi: Portraits of a Utah Town and other acclaimed works, including Mormon Polygamy: A History and Sidney Rigdon: A Portrait of Religious Excess (winner of Best Book Awards from the Mormon History Association and John Whitmer Historical Association). He is co-author of the biographical resource, A Book of Mormons, and has published in Brigham Young University Studies, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Sunstone, the Utah Historical Quarterly, and elsewhere. He is currently writing a biography of Joseph Smith.

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TitelMormon Polygamy: A History
Autor/inRichard S. Van Wagoner
Ausgabe2
VerlagSignature Books, 1989
Original vonUniversity of Michigan
Digitalisiert22. Jan. 2010
ISBN0941214796, 9780941214797
Länge255 Seiten
  
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