Imperial Zions : Religion, Race, and Family in the American West and the Pacific.

Imperial Zions : Religion, Race, and Family in the American West and the Pacific.

Imperial Zions explores the importance of the body in Latter-day Saint theology through the faith's attempts to spread its gospel as a ""civilizing"" force, highlighting the intertwining of Latter-day Saint theology and American ideas about race, sexuality, and colonialism.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hendrix-Komoto, Amanda
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2022.
Series:Studies in Pacific Worlds Ser.
Subjects:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > Doctrines.
Latter Day Saint churches > Doctrines.
Polygamy > Religious aspects > Latter Day Saint churches.
Race > Religious aspects > Latter Day Saint churches.
Families > Religious aspects > Latter Day Saint churches.
Polygamy > Religious aspects > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Race > Religious aspects > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Families > Religious aspects > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Summary:Imperial Zions explores the importance of the body in Latter-day Saint theology through the faith's attempts to spread its gospel as a ""civilizing"" force, highlighting the intertwining of Latter-day Saint theology and American ideas about race, sexuality, and colonialism.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America
EBSCO eBook Religion Collection Worldwide
Physical Description:1 online resource (190 p.).
ISBN:1496233794
9781496233790

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