Mormon Polygamous Families

Author : Jessie L. Embry
Publisher : Greg Kofford Books
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Mormon Polygamous Families by Jessie L. Embry Pdf

Mormons and non-Mormons all have their views about how polygamy was practiced in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Embry has examined the participants themselves in order to understand how men and women living a nineteenth-century Victorian lifestyle adapted to polygamy. Based on records and oral histories with husbands, wives, and children who lived in Mormon polygamous households, this study explores the diverse experiences of individual families and stereotypes about polygamy.The interviews are in some cases the only sources of primary information on how plural families were organized. In addition, children from monogamous families who grew up during the same period were interviewed to form a comparison group. When carefully examined, most of the stereotypes about polygamous marriages do not hold true. In this work it becomes clear that Mormon polygamous families were not much different from Mormon monogamous families and non-Mormon families of the same era. Embry offers a new perspective on the Mormon practice of polygamy that enables readers to gain better understanding of Mormonism historically.

Author : Jessie L. Embry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Mormon Church
ISBN : 0317627392

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Mormon Polygamous Families by Jessie L. Embry Pdf

Author : Irwin Altman,Joseph Ginat
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1996-07-26
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0521567319

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Polygamous Families in Contemporary Society by Irwin Altman,Joseph Ginat Pdf

This groundbreaking book examines marital relationships in contemporary Mormon polygamous families.

Author : Carol Lynn Pearson
Publisher : Pivot Point Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0997458208

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The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy: Haunting the Hearts and Heaven of Mormon Women and Men by Carol Lynn Pearson Pdf

"Polygamy?" says the mainstream Mormon Church. "We gave that up long ago." Not so, claims noted LDS poet and author Carol Lynn Pearson, who examines the issue as it has never been examined before. Any member of the LDS Church today who enters the practice of polygamy is immediately excommunicated. However, Pearson claims, polygamy itself has never been excommunicated, but has an honored and protected place at the table. It has only been postponed, a fact confirmed by thousands of "eternal sealings" giving a man an assurance that he will claim as wives in heaven the two, three, or even more women he has sequentially married during his lifetime. No such opportunity is available to women. Through her own personal stories, those of her ancestors, and the thousands of stories that came to her through an Internet survey, Pearson shows the power of the Ghost of Eternal Polygamy as it not only waits on the other side to greet the most righteous in heaven, but also haunts the living-hiding in the recesses of the Mormon psyche, inflicting profound pain and fear, assuring women that they are still objects, harming or destroying marriages, bringing chaos to family relationships, leading many to lose faith in the church and in God. Mormon historian and author Dr. Gregory Prince says of The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy: "Carol Lynn Pearson has hit a home run in her quest to illuminate both the damage that Mormonism's de facto practice of polygamy continues to inflict, and the route to a better, more humane place. Those who truly hope for eternal polygamy or who resent any call to institutional reform will be upset, but countless others will rejoice that she has shown 'a more excellent way.' "

Author : Richard S. Van Wagoner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015015527438

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Mormon Polygamy by Richard S. Van Wagoner Pdf

An informative outline of the secret origins of Mormon polygamy, the peculiarities of the early practice, "unofficial" polygamous marriages at the turn-of-the-century and present-day fundamentalist Mormon groups which still practice polygamy.

Author : James Edward Hulett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 908 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Latter Day Saint churches
ISBN : WISC:89011206299

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The Sociological and Social Psychological Aspects of the Mormon Polygamous Family by James Edward Hulett Pdf

Author : Merina Smith
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781457184024

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Revelation, Resistance, and Mormon Polygamy by Merina Smith Pdf

In Revelation, Resistance, and Mormon Polygamy, historian Merina Smith explores the introduction of polygamy in Nauvoo, a development that unfolded amid scandal and resistance. Smith considers the ideological, historical, and even psychological elements of the process and captures the emotional and cultural detail of this exciting and volatile period in Mormon history. She illuminates the mystery of early adherents' acceptance of such a radical form of marriage in light of their dedication to the accepted monogamous marriage patterns of their day. When Joseph Smith began to reveal and teach the doctrine of plural marriage in 1841, even stalwart members like Brigham Young were shocked and confused. In this thoughtful study, Smith argues that the secret introduction of plural marriage among the leadership coincided with an evolving public theology that provided a contextualizing religious narrative that persuaded believers to accept the principle. This fresh interpretation draws on diaries, letters, newspapers, and other primary sources and is especially effective in its use of family narratives. It will be of great interest not only to scholars and the general public interested in Mormon history but in American history, religion, gender and sexuality, and the history of marriage and families.

Author : Janet Bennion
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781611682960

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Polygamy in Primetime by Janet Bennion Pdf

A provocative look at the costs and benefits of polygamy among western fundamentalist Mormon women

Author : Kathryn M. Daynes
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Marriage
ISBN : 0252026810

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More Wives Than One by Kathryn M. Daynes Pdf

More Wives Than One offers an in-depth look at the long-term interaction between belief and the practice of polygamy, or plural marriage, among the Latter-day Saints. Focusing on the small community of Manti, Utah, Kathryn M. Daynes provides an intimate view of how Mormon doctrine and Utah laws on marriage and divorce were applied in people's lives.

Author : J. Spencer Fluhman
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780807837405

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"A Peculiar People" by J. Spencer Fluhman Pdf

Though the U.S. Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion, it does not specify what counts as a religion. From its founding in the 1830s, Mormonism, a homegrown American faith, drew thousands of converts but far more critics. In "A Peculiar People", J. Spencer Fluhman offers a comprehensive history of anti-Mormon thought and the associated passionate debates about religious authenticity in nineteenth-century America. He argues that understanding anti-Mormonism provides critical insight into the American psyche because Mormonism became a potent symbol around which ideas about religion and the state took shape. Fluhman documents how Mormonism was defamed, with attacks often aimed at polygamy, and shows how the new faith supplied a social enemy for a public agitated by the popular press and wracked with social and economic instability. Taking the story to the turn of the century, Fluhman demonstrates how Mormonism's own transformations, the result of both choice and outside force, sapped the strength of the worst anti-Mormon vitriol, triggering the acceptance of Utah into the Union in 1896 and also paving the way for the dramatic, yet still grudging, acceptance of Mormonism as an American religion.

Author : Sanjiv Bhattacharya
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781593765743

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Secrets and Wives by Sanjiv Bhattacharya Pdf

What do we really know about modern practicing polygamists--not fictional ones like the Henrickson family on HBO's Big Love? We've seen the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the news, the underage brides in pioneer dresses on a Texas ranch. But the FLDS is just one of many groups that have broken with mainstream Mormonism to follow those parts of Joseph Smith's doctrine disavowed by the LDS Church. Gaining unprecedented access to these communities, journalist Sanjiv Bhattacharya reveals a shadow country teeming with small town messiahs, dark secrets, and stories both heartbreaking and strange. Polygamy's dark side--incest, forced marriages, and physical abuse--is laid bare. But Bhattacharya also finds warmth in the fundamentalist diaspora and even finds himself taking an ideological stand for polygamy's legalization. More than just an expose of Mormon polygamy, Secrets and Wives is the personal journey of a foreign atheist and liberal, a stranger in a strange land who grapples with hard questions about marriage, monogamy, and the very nature of faith.

Author : Jana Riess,Christopher Kimball Bigelow
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781118054277

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Mormonism For Dummies by Jana Riess,Christopher Kimball Bigelow Pdf

Get the facts on temples, tithing, missions, and caffeine Mormon doctrines, rituals, and history, demystified at last! Mormonism, or the LDS Church, is one of the world's fastest growing religions. But unless you were raised a Mormon, you probably don't have a clear picture of LDS beliefs and practices. Covering everything from Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon to tithing and family home evening, this friendly guide will get you up to speed in no time. Discover: * How the LDS Church differs from other Christian churches * What Mormons believe * What happens in Mormon temples and meetinghouses * The history of the LDS Church * LDS debates on race, women, and polygamy

Author : Janet Bennion
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132248670

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Evaluating the Effects of Polygamy on Women and Children in Four North American Mormon Fundamentalist Groups by Janet Bennion Pdf

Highlights many ofthe inherent problems of polygyny, but challenges the myopic media-driven depiction of plural marriage. This work criticizes the techniques used by state and federal governments to raid entire communities in the 1950s and in April 2008.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Collier's Publishing
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0934964572

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Doctrine of the Priesthood Vol 5 No. 8 - Polygamy its Genetic and Sociological Consequences as Revealed in Studies of Modern Science by Anonim Pdf

Author : Irwin Altman,Joseph Ginat
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1996-07-26
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0521567319

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Polygamous Families in Contemporary Society by Irwin Altman,Joseph Ginat Pdf

This groundbreaking book examines marital relationships in contemporary Mormon polygamous families.