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Saints Observed: Studies of Mormon Village Life, 1850-2005
Howard M. Bahr
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Description for Saints Observed: Studies of Mormon Village Life, 1850-2005
Hardcover. Provides a thorough introduction to and overview of ethnographic study of Mormon culture Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX8; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
The most complete overview and assessment of Mormon village studies available, this volume extends the canon twofold. First, it presents a rich composite view of nineteenth-century Mormon life in the West as seen by qualified observers who did not just pass through but stopped and studied. Second, it connects that early protoethnography to scholarly Mormon village studies in the twentieth century, showing their proper context in the thriving field of community studies.
Based mostly on nine famous travellers’ accounts of life among the Mormons, including Richard Burton, Elizabeth Kane, Howard Stansbury, John Gunnison, and Julius Benchley—Bahr’s volume introduces these ... Read more
The most complete overview and assessment of Mormon village studies available, this volume extends the canon twofold. First, it presents a rich composite view of nineteenth-century Mormon life in the West as seen by qualified observers who did not just pass through but stopped and studied. Second, it connects that early protoethnography to scholarly Mormon village studies in the twentieth century, showing their proper context in the thriving field of community studies.
Based mostly on nine famous travellers’ accounts of life among the Mormons, including Richard Burton, Elizabeth Kane, Howard Stansbury, John Gunnison, and Julius Benchley—Bahr’s volume introduces these ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City, United States
ISBN
9781607813200
SKU
V9781607813200
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About Howard M. Bahr
Howard M. Bahr is a professor of sociology at Brigham Young University, where he teaches social theory, the sociology of religion, and ethnic relations. His recent books include Toward More Family-Centered Family Sciences: Love, Sacrifice, and Transcendence (with Kathleen S. Bahr) and The Navajo as Seen by the Franciscans, 1920–1950.
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