Like the Hajis of Meccah and Jerusalem [[electronic resource] ] : Orientalism and the Mormon experience / / by Richard V. Francaviglia

• Autore: Francaviglia Richard V
• Pubblicazione: Logan, Utah, : Special Collections & Archives, Utah State University, : Distributed by Utah State University Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (51 p.)
• Disciplina: 289.309; 289.322
• Soggetto topico: Latter Day Saint churches - Doctrines; Orientalism - West (U.S.) - History
• Note generali: Sponsored by Special Collections & Archives, Merrill Library, Utah State University.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword - F. Ross Peterson; About the Author; "Like the Hajis of Meccah and Jerusalem": Orientalism and the Mormon Experience; Introduction; Mormonism and Orientalism in Context; Mormonism and Oriental Mysticism/Materialism; Oriental Materialism; Mormons and Oriental Despotism; The Lamanites: Orientalizing Indigenous America; Latter-day Saints and Ancient Egyptians; Mormons as Muslims; Conclusion
• Sommario/riassunto: The series, established by one of the twentieth-century West's most distinguished historians, Leonard Arrington, has become a leading forum for prominent historians to address topics related to Mormon history. The first lecturer was Arrington himself. He was followed by Richard Lyman Bushman, Richard E. Bennett, Howard R. Lamar, Claudia L. Bushman, Kenneth W. Godfrey, Jan Shipps, Donald Worster, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and F. Ross Peterson. Utah State University hosts the Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture Series. The University Libraries' Special Collections and Archives houses the Arrington collection. The state's land grant university began collecting records very early, and in the 1960's became a major depository for Utah and Mormon records. Leonard and his wife Grace joined the USU faculty and family in 1946, and the Arringtons and their colleagues worked to collect original diaries, journals, letters, and photographs. Although trained as an economist at the University of North Carolina, Arrington became a Mormon historian of international repute. Working with numerous colleagues, the Twin Falls, Idaho, native produced the classic Great Basin Kingdom: An Economic History of the Latter-day Saints in 1958. Utilizing available collections at USU, Arrington embarked on a prolific publishing and editing career. He and his close ally, Dr. S. George Ellsworth helped organize the Western History Association, and they created the Western Historical Quarterly as the scholarly voice of the WHA. While serving with Ellsworth as editor of the new journal, Arrington also helped both the Mormon History Association and the independent journal Dialogue get established.
• Titolo autorizzato: Like the Hajis of Meccah and Jerusalem
• ISBN: 1-280-12588-8; 9786613529749; 0-87421-885-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790165303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Leonard J. Arrington Mormon history lecture series ; ; no. 17.