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 small group of friends and church leaders Smith entrusted with his teachings on plural marriage continued the practice after his martyrdom in 1844. Under the leadership of Brigham Young , they formed the 1847 nucleus of the church ...
The small group of friends and church leaders Smith entrusted with his teachings on plural marriage continued the practice after his martyrdom in 1844. Under the leadership of Brigham Young , they formed the 1847 nucleus of the church ...
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Even statements by founding RLDS churchmen dispute the Smiths ' public posture by affirming the prophet's practice of polygamy . Some have admitted that Joseph Smith became involved in polygamy but later tried to disentangle himself ...
Even statements by founding RLDS churchmen dispute the Smiths ' public posture by affirming the prophet's practice of polygamy . Some have admitted that Joseph Smith became involved in polygamy but later tried to disentangle himself ...
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“ I believe that during the later years of my father's life , ” he postulated in an 1879 address , " there was in discussion among the elders , and possibly in practice , a theory like the following : that persons who might believe that ...
“ I believe that during the later years of my father's life , ” he postulated in an 1879 address , " there was in discussion among the elders , and possibly in practice , a theory like the following : that persons who might believe that ...
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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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