Secret covenants : new insights on early Mormon polygamy / edited by Cheryl L. Bruno.
| Other author | Bruno, Cheryl L., editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Salt Lake City : Signature Books, 2024. |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | xi, 450 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Editor's introduction / Cheryl L. Bruno -- Prologues to plurality: a study of Joseph Smith's revelations on marriage / Clair Barrus -- "Old wom[e]n's tales" versus the historical verification of Joseph Smith's polygamy / Mark Tensmeyer -- A revelation to get him a wife: Joseph Smith's marriage proposals to Emma Hale and to prospective plural wives / Christopher C. Smith -- "Dating" Fanny Alger: the chronology and consequences of a proto-polygamous relationship / Don Bradley -- Of generations and genders: Fanny Alger and the adoptive origins of ritual sealing / Don Bradley and Christopher C. Smith -- Magus and good wife on the road to secret Nauvoo: Abraham and Sarah, Joseph and Emma / Susan Staker -- Nauvoo polygamy and the law: statutory and common law prohibitions / John S. Dinger -- Were there "eternity-only" plural marriages in Nauvoo? / Todd Compton -- Theodore Turley's Nauvoo plural marriages: a collection of Clifts / Mary Ann Clements -- Willard Richards's Nauvoo plural marriages: polygamy most peculiar / Devery S. Anderson -- "That's just the hell of it:" accounting for Emma Smith's denial of her husband's plural marriages / Cheryl L. Bruno -- A brief influence biography of Joseph Smith's July 12, 1843, revelation on marriage (Doctrine and Covenants 132) / William Victor Smith. |
| Abstract | "Navigating the intricate labyrinth of early Mormon plural marriage can be fascinating, frustrating, and often confusing. The essays in this volume venture into the depths of historical inquiry, presenting a diverse array of perspectives on the subject. Authored by a consortium of esteemed scholars and researchers in the field of Mormon studies, it addresses the nuanced intricacies of Joseph Smith's involvement in plural marriage."--Front jacket flap. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9781560854715 |
| ISBN | 1560854715 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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