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English
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The Millenarian World of Early Mormonism
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University of California, Los Angeles
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Ph.D. diss.
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"Over the years, Mormonism has been accounted for in various ways. This study applies the results of recent scholarship in apocalyptic and millenarian movements to the early Latter-day Saints and shows them to have been profoundly influenced by such views. In contrast to previous interpretations, the pervasiveness of millenarianism in early Mormon thought is demonstrated. A social as well as soteriological dualism growing out of their apocalyptic ideals is explored, and their millenarian exegesis of prophecy is portrayed in detail. Finally, Mormons are compared with Millerites to distinguish them from other contemporary millenarian groups, and the LDS experience in England is examined to show that Mormon millenarianism was not merely an American phenomenon." [Author's abstract]