Scenes from the high desert : Julian Steward's life and theory / Virginia Kerns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kerns, Virginia, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anthropologists--United States--Biography.

Anthropologists.

Archaeologists--United States--Biography.

Archaeologists.

Indians of North America--West (U.S.)--Social life and customs.

Indians of North America.

Steward, Julian Haynes, 1902-1972.

Steward, Julian Haynes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

If a religion cannot attract and instruct young people, it will struggle to survive, which is why recreational programs were second only to theological questions in the development of twentieth-century Mormonism. In this book, Richard Ian Kimball explores how Mormon leaders used recreational programs to ameliorate the problems of urbanization and industrialization and to inculcate morals and values in LDS youth. As well as promoting sports as a means of physical and spiritual excellence, Progressive Era Mormons established a variety of institutions such as the Deseret Gymnasium and camps for girls and boys, all designed to compete with more "worldly" attractions and to socialize adolescents into the faith. Kimball employs a wealth of source material including periodicals, diaries, journals, personal papers, and institutional records to illuminate this hitherto underexplored aspect of the LDS church. In addition to uncovering the historical roots of many Mormon institutions still visible today, Sports in Zion is a detailed look at the broader functions of recreation in society.

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1. An Eastern Childhood""; ""2. West to Deep Springs""; ""3. University years, East and West""; ""4. Berkeley and Beyond""; ""5. From Far West to Midwest""; ""photosec1""; ""6. The Utah Years""; ""7. Southwestern Sights""; ""8. Return to the High Desert""; ""9. Washington Ways and Means""; ""photosec2""; ""10. East of Everything""; ""11. At Home on the Prairie""; ""12. Notes from the Ninetieth Meridian""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References Cited""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-405) and index.

ISBN:

9786613896032

9781283583589

1283583585

9780252091605

0252091604

OCLC:

1086975047