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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... prophet . Confusion over the exact nature and extent of Joseph Smith's involve- ment with Fanny Alger has remained to this day . That there was a sexual relationship seems probable . But was the association of the prophet with his house ...
... prophet . Confusion over the exact nature and extent of Joseph Smith's involve- ment with Fanny Alger has remained to this day . That there was a sexual relationship seems probable . But was the association of the prophet with his house ...
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... prophet's polyandrous proposal , asking him to " teach it to someone else . " Although she kept the matter quiet , her husband and Smith evidently had difficulties over the incident . On 19 May 1842 , at a Nauvoo City Council meeting ...
... prophet's polyandrous proposal , asking him to " teach it to someone else . " Although she kept the matter quiet , her husband and Smith evidently had difficulties over the incident . On 19 May 1842 , at a Nauvoo City Council meeting ...
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... prophet refused to seal Law to his wife , Jane . Hyrum Smith suggests such a possibility as recorded in the 12 June 1844 journal of William Clayton : " Law wanted to be sealed [ to his wife ] & J [ oseph ] told him he was forbid — which ...
... prophet refused to seal Law to his wife , Jane . Hyrum Smith suggests such a possibility as recorded in the 12 June 1844 journal of William Clayton : " Law wanted to be sealed [ to his wife ] & J [ oseph ] told him he was forbid — which ...
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