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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... viewed the Utah law as unconstitutional , an interference with his First Amendment rights . In early October 1985 , however , the United States Supreme Court declined to review Potter's appeal , leaving intact , at least for the present ...
... viewed the ceremonies as " the com- mencement of the Law of god , and the laws of the land are no more binding on us ... viewing earthly and heavenly ordinances as inextricably intertwined , considered himself " God's earthly agent ...
... viewed polygamy as " a religious duty and schooled themselves to bear its discomforts as a sort of religious penance , and that it was a matter of pride to make everybody believe they lived happily and to persuade themselves and others ...
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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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