Mormon Polygamy: A HistoryIn 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. ... Publisher description. |
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The first Mormon expedition to Mexico in 1875 also sought suitable areas for settlement , and serious colonization began in the mid - 1880s . In early 1884 , President John Taylor instructed stake president Christopher Layton to move ...
The first Mormon expedition to Mexico in 1875 also sought suitable areas for settlement , and serious colonization began in the mid - 1880s . In early 1884 , President John Taylor instructed stake president Christopher Layton to move ...
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Joseph F. Smith , who was also pres- ent , advised Allred that " many Saints had already moved to Mexico for that very purpose , and others were going " ( Allred 1968 , 199 ) . Though polygamy was illegal in the area of Mexico where ...
Joseph F. Smith , who was also pres- ent , advised Allred that " many Saints had already moved to Mexico for that very purpose , and others were going " ( Allred 1968 , 199 ) . Though polygamy was illegal in the area of Mexico where ...
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Family ties had been establish- ed , covenants of the most sacred character were entered into , and it was thought that in exceptional cases , where such conditions existed , and people were in Mexico , marriages might be solemnized .
Family ties had been establish- ed , covenants of the most sacred character were entered into , and it was thought that in exceptional cases , where such conditions existed , and people were in Mexico , marriages might be solemnized .
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Nutzerbericht - wickenden - LibraryThingVan 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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Nutzerbericht - amydross - LibraryThingA 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
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| Titel | Mormon Polygamy: A History |
| Autor/in | Richard S. Van Wagoner |
| Ausgabe | 2 |
| Verlag | Signature Books, 1986 |
| ISBN | 0941214354, 9780941214353 |
| Länge | 307 Seiten |
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