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We're three days--seriously, THREE DAYS--away from @signaturebooks publishing #DNAMormon. So let's highlight another chapter!
The always brilliant @CristinaMartaR wrote on Quinn's contributions to the study of fundamentalist Mormonism. /1
The always brilliant @CristinaMartaR wrote on Quinn's contributions to the study of fundamentalist Mormonism. /1
First, Rosetti details how Quinn came to become interested in the topic. All scholarly projects have roots in questions. Quinn was struck by post-manifesto polygamy for both personal & historical reasons, especially since 1970s-80s was a boom for fundamentalism. /2
The LDS church's response to the rise of fundamentalist conversions was to deny post-manifesto polygamy existed. Yet Quinn's research soon demonstrated the story was *much* more complicated...and fascinating. /3
We're FOUR days away from @signaturebooks releasing #DNAMormon, so time to highlight another chapter.
Today I'm overviewing Ian Barber's engagement with Quinn's famous EARLY MORMONISM AND THE MAGIC WORLD VIEW. /1
Today I'm overviewing Ian Barber's engagement with Quinn's famous EARLY MORMONISM AND THE MAGIC WORLD VIEW. /1
Quinn published the first edition of MAGIC WORLD VIEW in 1987. It was a climactic moment for the field of Mormon history: just a couple years removed from the Mark Hofmann bombings, and in the middle of the tense internal debates over the field. /2
It was into that realm that Quinn lobbed his first monograph, which also turned out to be one of his most controversial. He was forced to resign from BYU the next year. The book argues that early Mormonism was steeped in & drew from early America's magic culture. /3
We're FIVE days away from the release of #DNAMormon (@signaturebooks), so time to highlight another chapter.
The legendary @patrickqmason and his student Hovan Lawton dug into Quinn's fascination with LDS leadership, and offer a compelling & surprising conclusion. /1
The legendary @patrickqmason and his student Hovan Lawton dug into Quinn's fascination with LDS leadership, and offer a compelling & surprising conclusion. /1
This chapter kicks off the second section of the book. The first section, comprised of the chapters I've already covered, treated Quinn as a historical figure. This and the next three chapters cover his historiographical contributions. /2
Quinn is perhaps most famous for his MORMON HIERARCHY series, a trilogy of books that explore LDS leadership. This grew out of his PhD dissertation and culminated with his final book, so the interest spanned his entire career. /3
We're SIX days away from @signaturebooks releasing #DNAMormon, so let's highlight another provocative chapter.
The legendary Maxine Hanks, who was also one of the famed September Six, wrote about Quinn as a "Dissenter." /1
The legendary Maxine Hanks, who was also one of the famed September Six, wrote about Quinn as a "Dissenter." /1
Quinn was more than just a dissenter, Hanks, argues; he was *deconstructing* myths and traditions that had no bearing in history or reality. We should not privilege power, Quinn's work showed, but tear it down. /2
Hanks begins with Quinn's famous "On Being a Mormon Historian" address as a BYU professor in 1981, when he directly challenged Apostle Boyd Packer's call for historians to show the hand of God in every moment of church history. She then traces through all his major works. /3
