Name/Title
The persistence of polygamy :Joseph Smith and the origins of Mormon polygamy /edited by Newell G. Bringhurst and Craig L. Foster ; [foreword by Linda King Newell].Description
Forward /by Linda King Newell --Introduction /by Newell G. Bringhurst and Craig L. Foster --Mormon polygamy before Nauvoo? : the relationship of Joseph Smith and Fanny Alger /by Don Bradley --Section 132 of the LDS Doctrine and covenants : its complex contents and controversial legacy /by Newell G. Bringhurst --Doctrine and Covenants section 132 and Joseph Smith's expanding concept of family /by Craig L. Foster --Joseph Smith and the puzzlement of "polyandry" /by Brian C. Hales --The age of Joseph Smith's plural wives in social and demographic context /by Craig L. Foster, David Keller, and Gregory L. Smith --Early marriage in the New England and northeastern states, and in Mormon polygamy : what was the norm? /by Todd M. Compton --Joseph Smith, the question of polygamous offspring, and DNA analysis /by Ugo A. Perego --RLDS Church reaction to the LDS Doctrine and covenants' section 132 : conflicting responses and changing perceptions /by Newell G. Bringhurst --Afterword /by Jessie L. Embry --Appendix:Joseph Smith's plural wives : total number, reasons for, and methods of selection.
xiv, 306 pages :illustrations ;23 cmBook Details
Publication Subjects
Polygamy--Religious aspects--Mormon Church--History of doctrines.
Mormon Church--Doctrines--History.
Marriage--Religious aspects--Mormon Church--History of doctrines.
Smith, Joseph,Jr.,1805-1844.Call No.
BX8641 .P46 2010ISBN
9781934901137, 193490113XNotes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier
Media type: unmediatednrdamedia
Date: [2010]
Publication Info: {copy}2010