Some Family

The Mormons and How Humanity Keeps Track of Itself

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Denominations, Mormonism
Cover of the book Some Family by Donald Harman Akenson, MQUP
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Donald Harman Akenson ISBN: 9780773580435
Publisher: MQUP Publication: August 8, 2007
Imprint: MQUP Language: English
Author: Donald Harman Akenson
ISBN: 9780773580435
Publisher: MQUP
Publication: August 8, 2007
Imprint: MQUP
Language: English

Using supporting evidence that runs from the Solomon Islands and classical China to ancient Ireland, Akenson argues that there are four basic genealogical forms. Highly significant on its own, this insight also provides the information needed to assess the Latter-day Saints' efforts to provide a single narrative of how humanity keeps track of itself. Appendices cover topics of vital interest to historians, genealogists, and ethnographers, such as the use and limits of genetic data in genealogy, the reality of false-paternity as a widespread phenomenon in genealogical lines, and the vexing issues of incest and cousin-marriage. A unique study of a neglected topic, Some Family illuminates the stories that cultures tell themselves through their family trees.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Using supporting evidence that runs from the Solomon Islands and classical China to ancient Ireland, Akenson argues that there are four basic genealogical forms. Highly significant on its own, this insight also provides the information needed to assess the Latter-day Saints' efforts to provide a single narrative of how humanity keeps track of itself. Appendices cover topics of vital interest to historians, genealogists, and ethnographers, such as the use and limits of genetic data in genealogy, the reality of false-paternity as a widespread phenomenon in genealogical lines, and the vexing issues of incest and cousin-marriage. A unique study of a neglected topic, Some Family illuminates the stories that cultures tell themselves through their family trees.

More books from MQUP

Cover of the book Why Dissent Matters by Donald Harman Akenson
Cover of the book Knots by Donald Harman Akenson
Cover of the book Democratic Society and Human Needs by Donald Harman Akenson
Cover of the book Passage to Promise Land by Donald Harman Akenson
Cover of the book Green-lite by Donald Harman Akenson
Cover of the book The Architecture of Andrew Thomas Taylor by Donald Harman Akenson
Cover of the book Look It Up! by Donald Harman Akenson
Cover of the book Multilevel Governance and Emergency Management in Canadian Municipalities by Donald Harman Akenson
Cover of the book A Diplomat's Handbook for Democracy Development Support by Donald Harman Akenson
Cover of the book The Circle of Rights Expands by Donald Harman Akenson
Cover of the book Religion, Truth, and Social Transformation by Donald Harman Akenson
Cover of the book The Equal Parent Presumption by Donald Harman Akenson
Cover of the book Multicultural Variations by Donald Harman Akenson
Cover of the book The Love Queen of Malabar: Memoir of a Friendship with Kamala Das by Donald Harman Akenson
Cover of the book The National Question and Electoral Politics in Quebec and Scotland by Donald Harman Akenson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy