Mormon Visual Culture and the American West (Routledge Research in Art and Religion)

Rees, Nathan

Routledge（2024/10発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 166 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780367711344
• DDC分類 704.9482

Full Description

This book explores the place of art in Latter-day Saint society during the first 50 years of the Utah settlement, beginning in 1847.

Nathan Rees uncovers the critical role that images played in nineteenth-century Mormon religion, politics, and social practice. These artists not only represented, but actively participated in debates about theology, politics, race, gender, and sexuality at a time when Latter-day Saints were grappling with evolving doctrine, conflict with Native Americans, and political turmoil resulting from their practice of polygamy.

The book makes an important contribution to art history, Mormon studies, American studies, and religious studies.

Contents

1. Introduction 2. Visions and Visuality 3. Envisioning "Lamanites" 4. Painting the Promised Land 5. Scenes of Trial 6. Gender in Mormon Thought and Image 7. Representing Modern Mormonism