Religion of a different color: race and the Mormon struggle for whiteness

The Protestant white majority in the nineteenth century was convinced that Mormonism represented a racial - not merely religious - departure from the mainstream, and they spent considerable effort attempting to substantiate their claims. At least some of that effort came through persistent attacks o...

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1. Verfasser: Reeve, W. Paul 1968- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Oxford Univ. Press 2015
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Zusammenfassung:The Protestant white majority in the nineteenth century was convinced that Mormonism represented a racial - not merely religious - departure from the mainstream, and they spent considerable effort attempting to substantiate their claims. At least some of that effort came through persistent attacks on the collective Mormon body. Mormons responded with aspirations toward whiteness. It was a back-and-forth struggle between what outsiders imagined and what Mormons believed. Mormons ultimately emerged triumphant but not unscathed.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (XII, 335 S.) Ill.
ISBN:9780190226282
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199754076.001.0001

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