Imperial Zions: religion, race, and family in the American West and the Pacific

The race and sex of God -- The bonds between sisters : early Latter-day Saint ideas about the family -- Redeeming the Lamanites in Native America and the Pacific -- Creating polygamous domesticities -- Making kin : Latter-day Saints and the politics of interracial intimacy -- Native Zions.

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Main Author: Hendrix-Komoto, Amanda (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Lincoln University of Nebraska Press [2022]
In:Year: 2022
Series/Journal:Studies in Pacific worlds
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Weststaaten, USA / Mormon Church / Race / Sexuality / Family / Colonialism
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBQ North America
KDH Christian sects
NCF Sexual ethics
TJ Modern history
Further subjects:B Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Doctrines
B Families Religious aspects Mormon Church
B Polygamy Religious aspects Mormon Church
B Families Religious aspects Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
B Polygamy Religious aspects Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
B Race Religious aspects Mormon Church
B Mormon Church Doctrines
B Race Religious aspects Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
B Religion / History
B United States / 19th Century / HISTORY
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Summary:The race and sex of God -- The bonds between sisters : early Latter-day Saint ideas about the family -- Redeeming the Lamanites in Native America and the Pacific -- Creating polygamous domesticities -- Making kin : Latter-day Saints and the politics of interracial intimacy -- Native Zions.
"Imperial Zions explores the importance of the body in Mormon theology with the faith's attempts to spread its gospel as a "civilizing" force in the American West and the Pacific to highlight the intertwining of Latter-day Saint theology and American ideas about race, sexuality, and the nature of colonialism"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1496214609