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- All Abraham's Children: Changing Mormon Conceptions of Race and Lineage
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
summary
All Abraham’s Children is Armand L. Mauss’s long-awaited magnum opus on the evolution of traditional Mormon beliefs and practices concerning minorities. He examines how members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have defined themselves and others in terms of racial lineages.
Mauss describes a complex process of the broadening of these self-defined lineages during the last part of the twentieth century as the modern Mormon church continued its world-wide expansion through massive missionary work.
Mauss contends that Mormon constructions of racial identity have not necessarily affected actual behavior negatively and that in some cases Mormons have shown greater tolerance than other groups in the American mainstream.
Employing a broad intellectual historical analysis to identify shifts in LDS behavior over time, All Abraham’s Children is an important commentary on current models of Mormon historiography.
Mauss describes a complex process of the broadening of these self-defined lineages during the last part of the twentieth century as the modern Mormon church continued its world-wide expansion through massive missionary work.
Mauss contends that Mormon constructions of racial identity have not necessarily affected actual behavior negatively and that in some cases Mormons have shown greater tolerance than other groups in the American mainstream.
Employing a broad intellectual historical analysis to identify shifts in LDS behavior over time, All Abraham’s Children is an important commentary on current models of Mormon historiography.
Table of Contents
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- 2. Mormons and Israelite Lineage
- pp. 17-40
- 3. From Lamanites to Indians
- pp. 41-73
- 4. The Return of the Lamanites
- pp. 74-113
- 7. Mormons and Secular Anti-Semitism
- pp. 191-211
- 9. The Campaign to Cast Offthe Curse of Cain
- pp. 231-266
- 10. Reprise
- pp. 267-278
- References
- pp. 297-330
- About the Author
- pp. 364-365
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252091834
Related ISBN(s)
9780252028038
MARC Record
OCLC
868031683
Pages
368
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2003