"Like the Hajis of Meccah and Jerusalem" : Orientalism and the Mormon experience, 1820-1970 /

"The series, established by one of the twentieth-century West's most distinguished historians, Leonard Arrington, has become a leading forum for prominent historians to address topics related to Mormon history. The first lecturer was Arrington himself. He was followed by Richard Lyman Bush...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Francaviglia, Richard V.
Corporate Authors: Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections & Archives, Utah State University
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Logan : Utah State University Press, 2012.
Series:Leonard J. Arrington Mormon history lecture series ; no. 17.
Subjects:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints > History.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Orientalism > United States > History.
Latter Day Saints > History.
Orientalisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
Mormons > Histoire.
RELIGION > Christianity > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Mormons
Orientalism
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • F. Ross Peterson ; About the Author; "Like the Hajis of Meccah and Jerusalem": Orientalism and the Mormon Experience; Introduction; Mormonism and Orientalism in Context; Mormonism and Oriental Mysticism/Materialism; Oriental Materialism; Mormons and Oriental Despotism; The Lamanites: Orientalizing Indigenous America; Latter-day Saints and Ancient Egyptians; Mormons as New Zionists; Mormons as Muslims; Conclusion.

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