Building Zion : the material world of Mormon settlement

Building Zion : the material world of Mormon settlement / Thomas Carter.

Focusing on a network of small towns in Utah, Thomas Carter explores the key elements of the Mormon cultural landscape: town planning, residences (including polygamous houses), stores and other nonreligious buildings, meetinghouses, and temples. Zion, Carter demonstrates, is an evolving entity, refl...

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Main Author: Carter, Thomas, 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2015.
Series:Architecture, landscape, and American culture series.
Subjects:
Latter Day Saint architecture > West (U.S.)
Cultural landscapes > West (U.S.)
Zion (Latter Day Saint doctrine)
ARCHITECTURE > History > General.
RELIGION > Christianity > Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
HISTORY > United States > General.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
Cultural landscapes
Mormon architecture
Zion (Mormon Church)
West United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: A Landscape of Difference
  • Faith and Works: A Historical Framework
  • The Settlement Matrix: Towns and Temples
  • According to Need: Family Stewardships and the Distribution of Resources
  • Frontier Fashion: Domestic Architecture and Individual Display
  • Polygamy and Patriarchy: Women in the Landscape
  • Business as Usual: The Americanization of the Mormon Main Street
  • Meetinghouses: The Search for Mormon Identity
  • Mansion on the Hill: The Temple as Ritual Space
  • Conclusion: The Enduring Zion.

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