Contested religious heritage: Differing views of mormon heritage

Daniel H. Olsen; Dallen J. Timothy

doi:10.4324/9781315237749-21

Contested religious heritage: Differing views of mormon heritage

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Based on concepts of contested heritage, this paper examines the divergent perspectives of history between the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Community of Christ (formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) and how these are manifest in the two churches’ views and interpretations of their common past. This paper describes the common beginnings of the two churches and their subsequent division in the 1840s, which created two distinct perspectives on ‘Mormon’ heritage to which member of both faiths lay claim. The paper also examines how, in tourism terms, these conflicting views of a shared religious past are manifested in inter-church relations, interpretive practices, restoration approaches, and proselytizing methods.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Political Nature of Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Subtitle of host publication	Critical Essays, Volume Three
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	373-381
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781351883979
ISBN (Print)	9780754627005
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315237749-21
State	Published - Jan 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Business, Management and Accounting(all)

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