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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... early 1832 " Joseph told individuals , then in the Church , that he had inquired of the Lord concerning the principle of plurality of wives , and he received for answer that the principle of taking more wives than one is a true ...
... early 1832 " Joseph told individuals , then in the Church , that he had inquired of the Lord concerning the principle of plurality of wives , and he received for answer that the principle of taking more wives than one is a true ...
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... early 1975 put him again on the wanted list of Mexican and American authorities . A Mexican policeman finally ... early November 1976 for " lack of evidence . " Bribery was suspected . Ervil and one of his plural wives relocated to Yuma ...
... early 1975 put him again on the wanted list of Mexican and American authorities . A Mexican policeman finally ... early November 1976 for " lack of evidence . " Bribery was suspected . Ervil and one of his plural wives relocated to Yuma ...
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... early changes of in Mor- monism , 6-13 , 54-55 ; equated with adultery , 13 , 17 , 53 ; attempts to pave the way in Nauvoo , 48 ; equated with spiritual marriage , 50-51 , 77 ; " ancient order of things , " 52 ; equated with " celestial ...
... early changes of in Mor- monism , 6-13 , 54-55 ; equated with adultery , 13 , 17 , 53 ; attempts to pave the way in Nauvoo , 48 ; equated with spiritual marriage , 50-51 , 77 ; " ancient order of things , " 52 ; equated with " celestial ...
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