Joseph Smith, Polygamy, and the Levirate Widow
The article presents the author's views on Mormon polygamy which has been abandoned by the church in the 1900s. Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his colleagues reportedly promoted polygamy as it is in line with the behaviors and doctrines of Bible patriarchs and addresses cultural problems. Also...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Foundation
2016
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| In: |
Dialogue
Year: 2016, Volume: 49, Issue: 3, Pages: 41-60 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBQ North America KDH Christian sects NBE Anthropology NCF Sexual ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Polygamy
Religious aspects
Mormon Church
B Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844 B Bible B Mormon Church History B Families |
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