Item Detail
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9046
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Journal Article
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English
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Bitton, Davis
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The Ritualization of Mormon History
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Utah Historical Quarterly
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Winter 1975
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43
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1
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1975
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67-85
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[1976 Mormon Historical Association Winner for Best Article]
Author looks at the ways Mormons have ritualized their past--Pioneer Day celebrations, General Conferences on April 6, historical sites and markers, funerals, organizations such as Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, art motifs, etc. He sees ritualization or the celebration of the past with emotional ties as fostering group cohesion and creating an identification and bond with the past. -
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