Mormon Polygamy: A HistorySignature Books, 1986 - 307 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. ... Publisher description. |
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... became public knowledge . Bennett , who had been courting Nauvoo women as a bachelor , found his position among the Saints declining when his marital status became generally known . The prophet alleged that Bennett was so distraught ...
... became public knowledge . Bennett , who had been courting Nauvoo women as a bachelor , found his position among the Saints declining when his marital status became generally known . The prophet alleged that Bennett was so distraught ...
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... became the basis for the Mormon concept of man's progress to divinity . All of Joseph's Nauvoo doctrinal innovations fell into place around this new teaching . The prophet explained that God was an exalted man and that mortal existence ...
... became the basis for the Mormon concept of man's progress to divinity . All of Joseph's Nauvoo doctrinal innovations fell into place around this new teaching . The prophet explained that God was an exalted man and that mortal existence ...
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... became disillusioned with Smith when they became confident he was indeed involved in polygamy . The Laws were publishers of the Nauvoo Expositor , which in the summer of 1844 publicly exposed Smith's involvement in polygamy . 10Joseph ...
... became disillusioned with Smith when they became confident he was indeed involved in polygamy . The Laws were publishers of the Nauvoo Expositor , which in the summer of 1844 publicly exposed Smith's involvement in polygamy . 10Joseph ...
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| Titel | Mormon Polygamy: A History |
| Autor/in | Richard S. Van Wagoner |
| Ausgabe | 2, illustriert |
| Verlag | Signature Books, 1986 |
| ISBN | 0941214354, 9780941214353 |
| Länge | 307 Seiten |
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