Item Detail
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29242
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English
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Black, White, or Brown? Racial Perceptions and the Priesthood Policy in Latin America
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Journal of Mormon History
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January 2018
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44
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1
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Champaign, IL
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University of Illinois Press; Mormon History Association
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119-145
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"What follows are stories of Church members and administrators who grappled with issues of priesthood eligibility in various locations throughout Latin America prior to 1978, giving voice to the experiences, struggles, and testimonies of those involved. Combined, they illustrate how perception often influenced priesthood ordination decisions among people of mixed backgrounds. While the policy was considered universal, as will be shown, implementation was local and varied. By subsuming the intricate relationship between ancestry, nationality, ethnicity, and personality into narrow racial categories, the priesthood restriction forced individuals to reimagine their complex identity in simplistic terms of black, white, or brown." [From the text]