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Mormon history, identity, and faith community
History and ethnicity • London • Published In 1989 • Pages: 168-182
By: Davies, Douglas.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an exploration of Mormon identity through its theology and history. In Mormon minds history is a journey of spiritual restoration and the building of God's millennial kingdom. Furthermore, history is the source of revelations and miracles that add to Mormon theology. The author also discusses the importance of family, temple, and priesthood in forming and marking identities.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural identity and pride
- Religious beliefs
- Ecclesiastical organization
- Ethnosociology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mormons
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2018
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2012
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date given
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1820-1987
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Douglas Davies
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 88032328
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mormons