Isbn: 9780870623806 - playing with shadows: voices of dissent in the mormon west: voices of dissent in the mormon west volume 13 (kingdom in the west, band 13) (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. First edition. 518 pp. Octavo [24 cm]. Blue cloth over boards with silver stamped titles on front board and backstrip. Very small white mark on front cover, otherwise in new condition. Number 13 in Clark's "Kingdom in the West" series, edited by Will Bagley. This collection of narratives by four individuals who abandoned Mormonism"apostates," as Brigham Young and other Latter-day Saint leaders labeled themprovides an overview of dissent from the beginning of the religion to the early twentieth century and presents a wide range of disaffection with the faith or its leaders. Instead of focusing on a single disheartened individual or sect, this collection includes dissenters with different motivations and a wide range of experiences. Some devout Mormon converts, finding Brigham Young's implementation of the Kingdom of God disillusioning, turned their backs on religion in general. Yet most never lost their love for their fellow Mormons or their longing for the ideal society they had dreamed of building. Newspaper articles, personal letters, journals, and sermons provide context for the testaments collected herethose of George Armstrong Hicks, Charles Derry, Ann Gordge, and Brigham Young Hampton. The four range from those who felt Brigham Young had not lived up to the precepts of Mormonism, to "backouts" who gave up and left Utah, to a plural wife who constructed a rich fantasy world, to a devoted Latter-day Saint who gave his all only to feel betrayed by his leaders. Young warned one dissenting group that they were "not playing with shadows," but with "the voice and the hand of the Almighty"; accordingly, many dissenters feared for their livelihoods, and some, for their lives. Historians will value the range of beliefs, opinions, complaints, hopes, and fears expressed in these carefully annotated life histories. An antidote to anti-Mormon sensationalism, these detailed chronicles of deeply personal journeys add subtlety and a human dimension to our understanding of the Mormon past.…

Blue cloth, silver titles. Weight: 2.2 lb. Fine, as new in the original shrinkwrap, no dust jacket as issued. Series: Kingdom in the West volume 13. 24x16 cm. 518 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Kingdom in the West series. The Mormons and the American Frontier Vol. 13. 518 p. 25 cm. 25 b&w illustrations. Hardcover. Bibliography and index.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 496 pages. 9.45x6.54x1.89 inches. In Stock.

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