The Latter Day Saints: A Study of the Mormons in the Light of Economic Conditions

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University of Illinois Press, 1994 - 363 Seiten
Originally published in 1912 in England, this work by the American journalists Ruth and Reginald Wright Kauffman reflects their belief as Marxists that the Mormon church was a victim of a capitalist soc. Their intention was to summarize the widespread anti-Mormon lit. that appeared in the Amer. press during the late 19th and early 20th cent. They believed that econ. forces were primary in soc. and that capitalism was an unethical system of compulsion and domination. Their exploration of how the true nature of a capitalistic system was revealed in its impact on the history of Mormonism brought an unprecedented perspective to bear on the church.

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The Forerunners of Mormonism
1
Beginnings
15
The Blood of the Martyrs
31
The March of the Converts
49
Building the Empire
67
Fire and Sword and Riches
84
From War to Craft
103
The Old Mormon Religion
122
Polygamy Begun and Suspended
170
Polygamy Revived
215
MoneyBags
244
Temporal Power
273
The Power Applied
296
The Future of Mormonism
329
Bibliography
347
Index
351

The New Mormon Religion
135

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