TY - JOUR
TI - The Politics of Schism. The origins of Dissent in Mormonism
AU - Potz, Maciej
TI - The Politics of Schism. The origins of Dissent in Mormonism
AB - 
	Throughout nearly two ages of its history, and especially in the 19th century, Mormonism has experienced numerous cases of dissent and schism. Analysis of their sources reveals that, among a number of doctrinal, ritual, organisational and other issues, the single most important cause of schism was conflicts over authority. These power struggles are explained – within a theoretical framework derived from the theory of social exchange – as balancing operations intended to improve the actors’ position in unequal exchange relations: to be able to obtain the valuable religious goods at a lower price (i.e. less or no submission).
VL - 2016
IS - Volume 49 Issue 3
PY - 2016
SN - 0137-2432
C1 - 2084-4077
SP - 203
EP - 218
DO - 10.4467/20844077SR.16.014.5872
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/studia-religiologica/article/the-politics-of-schism-the-origins-of-dissent-in-mormonism
KW - Mormonism
KW - schism
KW - political power
KW - theory of social exchange