Item Detail
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31207
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English
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Stripling Warriors Choose the Right : The Cultural Engagements of Contemporary Mormon Kitsch
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Sunstone
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June 1999
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22
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2
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Sunstone Education Foundation
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36-47
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This essay does not evaluate the aesthetics of Mormon objects, nor does it speculate about the taste of their buyers. My purpose is not to denigrate or celebrate Mormon kitsch, but to contextualize it historically and culturally. Why do Mormons embrace kitsch? How can material objects confer a sense of Mormon identity? How important are objects in defining Mormon practice and spirituality? And finally, what do some of these ojects tell us about Mormon values and culture?