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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... Court which denounced the method of jury selection in the case . " Jury unlawfully drawn ; summons invalid ; pro ... Court's ruling in Englerecht . They were convinced that their position on plural marriage was sound and would be ...
... Court which denounced the method of jury selection in the case . " Jury unlawfully drawn ; summons invalid ; pro ... Court's ruling in Englerecht . They were convinced that their position on plural marriage was sound and would be ...
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... Court of the United States on one side and the Lord on the other . " ' s The initial Mormon reaction of shock and disbelief at the court's decision quickly turned to defiance . An obvious conflict between the law of God and the law of ...
... Court of the United States on one side and the Lord on the other . " ' s The initial Mormon reaction of shock and disbelief at the court's decision quickly turned to defiance . An obvious conflict between the law of God and the law of ...
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... court ruling that has held polygamous marriage to be constitutional , neither has the issue of polygamy been tested in the U.S. Supreme Court since Reynolds . Potter claimed that he did not want to become a " battering ram of the Lord ...
... court ruling that has held polygamous marriage to be constitutional , neither has the issue of polygamy been tested in the U.S. Supreme Court since Reynolds . Potter claimed that he did not want to become a " battering ram of the Lord ...
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