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Monday, October 1, 2012

Modern Rites: Mormonism

Posted on 11:32 AM by Unknown


This appeared on my Youtube feed: filming from within a Mormon Temple.

I cannot think of anything more American than Mormonism. One forgets how important ritualism and secret rites were in early 19th century religious revival.

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