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W. Paul Reeve - Religion of a  Different Color: Race and the Mormon Struggle for Whiteness - 9780190674137 - V9780190674137
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Religion of a Different Color: Race and the Mormon Struggle for Whiteness

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Description for Religion of a Different Color: Race and the Mormon Struggle for Whiteness Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL1; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Mormonism is one of the few homegrown religions in the United States, one that emerged out of the religious fervor of the early nineteenth century. Yet, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have struggled for status and recognition. In this book, W. Paul Reeve explores the ways in which nineteenth century Protestant white America made outsiders out of an inside religious group. Much of what has been written on Mormon otherness centers upon economic, cultural, doctrinal, marital, and political differences that set Mormons apart from mainstream America. Reeve instead looks ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
521g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190674137
SKU
V9780190674137
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About W. Paul Reeve
W. Paul Reeve is Associate Professor of History at the University of Utah. He is the author of Making Space on the Western Frontier: Mormons, Miners, and Southern Paiutes and the co-editor of Mormonism: A Historical Encyclopedia and Between Pulpit and Pew: The Supernatural World in Mormon History and Folklore.

Reviews for Religion of a Different Color: Race and the Mormon Struggle for Whiteness
This will be the definitive work on race and Mormonism from the religions origins to the early twentieth century
Paul Harvey, Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Thoroughly researched, clearly written, and surprising, Reeve's work is the new starting piece for discussions of Mormons and race.
Western Historical Quarterly
A widely researched, soundly documented, challenging ... Read more

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