Mormon Visual Culture and the American West

Nathan Rees (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

166 Seiten

2021
Routledge (Verlag)
9780367271770 (ISBN)

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This book explores the place of art in Latter-day Saint society during the first fifty years of the Utah settlement, beginning in 1847. Nathan K. Rees uncovers the critical role that images played in nineteenth-century Mormon religion, politics, and social practice.

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.

Nathan Rees is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of West Georgia.

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

Erscheinungsdatum	19.03.2021
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Research in Art and Religion
Zusatzinfo	17 Halftones, color; 29 Halftones, black and white; 17 Illustrations, color; 29 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 246 mm
Gewicht	571 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
ISBN-13	9780367271770 / 9780367271770
Zustand	Neuware