All Abraham's Children: Changing Mormon Conceptions of Race and Lineage

Contents

Contents Preface xi 1. The Mormon Missionary Impulse and the Negotiation of Identity 1 2. Mormons and Israelite Lineage 17 3. From Lamanites to Indians 41 4. The Return of the Lamanites 74 5. Old Lamanites, New Lamanites, and the Negotiation of Identity 114 6. Christian and Mormon Constructions of Jewish Identity 158 7. Mormons and Secular Anti-Semitism 191 8. The Curse of African Lineage in Mormon History 212 9. The Campaign to Cast Off the Curse of Cain 231 10. Reprise 267 Appendixes A. Notes on Library and Personal Sources 279 B. Supplementary Tables for Measuring Mormon Beliefs about Jews and Blacks 286 C. Path Diagrams as Summaries of the Formation of Mormon Attitudes toward Jews and Blacks 289 References 297 Index 331 ...