Ordering Antinomy: An Analysis of Early Mormonism's Priestly Offices, Councils, and Kinship

Mormonism's founder Joseph Smith created a complex and hieratic priestly structure within a radically democratizing nation. His stated goal was to convey to all the faithful what he believed to be his own powers of prophecy and priestly mediation of divine presence. Thus, out of historiographic...

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Main Author: Flake, Kathleen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press [2016]
In: Religion and American culture
Year: 2016, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 139-183
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Mormon Church / Antinomy / Power structure / Religious policy
Further subjects:B Democratization
B Polygamy
B Mormonism
B Gender
B Power
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