Equal Rites The Book of Mormon, Masonry, Gender, and American Culture |
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| Author:
| Forsberg Jr., Clyde |
| Series title: | Religion and American Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-12640-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2004 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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Both the Prophet Joseph Smith and his Book of Mormon have been characterized as ardently, indeed evangelically, antimasonic. Yet in this sweeping social, cultural, and religious history of nineteenth-century Mormonism and its milieu, Forsberg argues that masonry, like evangelical Christianity, was an essential component of Smith's vision.
Both the Prophet Joseph Smith and his Book of Mormon have been characterized as ardently, indeed evangelically, antimasonic. Yet in this sweeping social, cultural, and religious history of nineteenth-century Mormonism and its milieu, Forsberg argues that masonry, like evangelical Christianity, was an essential component of Smith's vision.