Mark P. Leone

associate professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland, College Park

Articles

Why the Coleville Tabernacle Had to be Razed: Principles Governing Mormon Architecture

Mormonism has been subject to rapid renovation since its founding. The Prophet Joseph made it quite clear that God’s revelations were continual and that if things were withheld for the moment, it was because His…

Mormon Splinter Groups | Hans A. Baer, Recreating Utopia in the Desert: A Sectarian Challenge to Modern Mormonism

In this ethnography of a Mormon splinter group, Hans Baer postulates that Mormonism’s capacity to produce schisms is a two-fold reflection of itself. As Mor monism entered the mainstream in this century, it abandoned its…