Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos

by Taylor G. Petrey

Overview

Exploring the intersections of gender, sexuality, and kinship within the context of Latter-day Saint theology and history, this book contains elements that can be reinterpreted through a queer lens. Taylor Petrey reexamines and resignifies Mormon cosmology in the context of queer theory, offering a fresh perspective on divine relationships, gender fluidity, and the concept of kinship itself.

Petrey’s work draws together queer studies and the academic study of religion in new ways, providing a nuanced understanding of how religious narratives and doctrines can be reimagined to include more diverse interpretations of identity and community.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781469682716
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	09/24/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	214
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Taylor G. Petrey is professor of religion at Kalamazoo College and author of Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Modern Mormonism.

Taylor G. Petrey is professor of religion at Kalamazoo College and author of Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Modern Mormonism.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Petrey teases out the way the Mormon cosmos is profoundly queer, and the ways in which patriarchal, cis-normative, and assimilationist forces have suppressed and subverted that queerness. Academics, queer and trans Mormon activists, and their allies will find Petrey’s innovative intertwining of desire and kinship provocative.”—Melissa M. Wilcox, University of California–Riverside

“Taylor Petrey’s argument placing kinship at the core of Mormon theology is innovative, deeply considered, and compelling. This book will stretch and challenge a wide variety of readers."—Patrick Q. Mason, Utah State University

Editorial Reviews

“In Queering Kinship in the Mormon Cosmos, Taylor G. Petrey uses the past to look forward.”—Arc Magazine

“Petrey teases out the way the Mormon cosmos is profoundly queer, and the ways in which patriarchal, cis-normative, and assimilationist forces have suppressed and subverted that queerness. Academics, queer and trans Mormon activists, and their allies will find Petrey’s innovative intertwining of desire and kinship provocative.”—Melissa M. Wilcox, University of California–Riverside

“Taylor Petrey’s argument placing kinship at the core of Mormon theology is innovative, deeply considered, and compelling. This book will stretch and challenge a wide variety of readers."—Patrick Q. Mason, Utah State University

From the Publisher