Review: Craig L. Foster and Marianne T. Watson. American Polygamy: A History of Fundamentalist Mormon Faith. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2019.

Authors

Cristina Rosetti

Keywords

Mormonism, LDS Church, Joseph Smith, restoration, authenticity

Abstract

For most of the time that Mormon studies has been a field, the study of Mormonism was synonymous with the study of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With its rich archival resources, the LDS Church is a goldmine for scholars interested in American religion. However, the great interest in the LDS Church often came to the detriment of other religions that trace their history to Joseph Smith’s restoration. As Mormon history became synonymous with Latter-day Saint history, other Mormon groups went unknown or were derided as less authentic expressions of Mormonism.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Rosetti, Cristina (2021) "Review: Craig L. Foster and Marianne T. Watson. American Polygamy: A History of Fundamentalist Mormon Faith. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2019.," Mormon Studies Review: Vol. 8: No. 1, Article 22.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/msr2/vol8/iss1/22