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- Title
Imperial Zions: Religion, Race, and Family in the American West and Pacific.
- Authors
Conroy-Krutz, Emily
- Abstract
Amanda Hendrix-Komoto's book, "Imperial Zions: Religion, Race, and Family in the American West and Pacific," explores the history of nineteenth-century Mormon missions, race, and gender. The author argues that the theological belief that Native Americans and Polynesians were descendants of the Lamanites shaped the Latter-day Saints' conceptions of race and sexuality. The book examines missionary efforts to Native Americans and Polynesians, the establishment of Mormon communities in Utah, and the challenges faced by plural wives. It also delves into the complex dynamics of interracial sex and kinship within white Latter-day Saint families. The book sheds light on the role of Mormon missionaries in American settler colonialism and offers insights into the history of race, religion, and sexuality in the nineteenth century.
- Subjects
RACE; WIDOWS; INDIGENOUS children; RELIGIONS; FAMILIES; POLYGAMY; RACISM
- Publication
Journal of Mormon History, 2024, Vol 50, Issue 3, p147
- ISSN
0094-7342
- Publication type
Book Review
- DOI
10.5406/24736031.50.3.08