Basis of Marriage

Theological Systems

Norms

Nonalcoholic Beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

Social Control

Sex and Marital Offenses

Religious Offenses

Material Not Relevant

Identification

Bibliographies in Sources

Miscellaneous Government Activities

Population

Theory of Disease

Magical and Mental Therapy

Medical Therapy

Life and Death

Acculturation and Culture Contact

External Relations

Missions

Ethnosociology

Recreational Structures

5311

Visual Arts

Music

Dance

Musical and Theatrical Productions

Medium of Exchange

Exchange Transactions

Internal Trade

External Trade

Property System

Location

External Migration

History

Religious Denominations

Cultural Goals

Occupational Specialization

Ingroup Antagonisms

Territorial Hierarchy

Chief Executive

Advisers to the Chief Executive

Deliberative Councils

Congregations

Real Property

Saving and Investment

Polygamy

Cereal Industry

Textile Industries

Lumbering

Iron and Steel Industry

Dwellings

Settlement Patterns

Inheritance

Religious Intolerance and Martyrs

Topography and Geology

Nuptials

Organized Ceremonial

Social Placement

Status, Role, and Prestige

Reviews and Critiques

Priesthood

Internal Migration

Transmission of Beliefs

Education System

Liberal Arts Education

Kinship Terminology

Burial Practices and Funerals

Eschatology

Spirits and Gods

Division of Labor by Gender

Age Stratification

Gender Status

Family Relationships

Nuclear Family

Speech

Household

CULTURE SUMMARY: MORMONS

ETHNONYMS

ORIENTATION

HISTORY AND CULTURAL RELATIONS

SETTLEMENTS

ECONOMY

KINSHIP

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

SOCIOPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION

RELIGION AND EXPRESSIVE CULTURE

CREDITS

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

DEMOGRAPHY

LINGUISTIC AFFILIATION

SUBSISTENCE

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

TRADE

DIVISION OF LABOR

LAND TENURE

KIN GROUPS AND DESCENT

KINSHIP TERMINOLOGY

MARRIAGE

DOMESTIC UNIT

INHERITANCE

SOCIALIZATION

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

SOCIAL CONTROL

CONFLICT

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS

RELIGIOUS PRACTITIONERS

CEREMONIES

ARTS

MEDICINE

DEATH AND AFTERLIFE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

FRONT

BODY

BACK

eHRAF World Cultures

Explore search results through word clouds.

Compare cultures overlayed on a map.

Drill down through the search results by region and culture.

Sort Results By

Display Use Fors

The Mormons are a religion-based cultural group found in communities throughout the world, but are concentrated in the intermountain region of the western United States. The Mormon religion was founded in New York State in 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr., with a millenarian imperative to build the “City of Zion” in preparation for the return of Jesus Christ. Religious persecution forced early adherents to relocate westward several times, and under a new leader, Brigham Young, they finally settled in the Salt Lake Valley of Utah in 1847. The Mormon economic ideal was based on the biblical notions of stewardship and communal ownership; Church-organized cooperatives were a major form of economic and business organization. Mormon pioneer communities remained isolated—intentionally so—but the coming of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 spurred economic expansion of agriculture, mining and commerce, opening up Mormon society to the rest of the nation. Mormons follow Christian beliefs and practices, but also believe in the doctrine of eternal progression in which one continues to perfect oneself in heaven until godhood is attained.

Mormons

Loading...

Cite This Item

Copy Citation

Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition (author date)

APA 7th Edition

MLA 9th Edition

Harvard Reference Format (author date)

Export Citation

Log In

Mormons

Loading...

Your privacy