Talk:Culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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[edit] Culture vs Practice
Isn't the material here much more about the practice of LDS/Mormonism rather than the culture? --from the culture article:
A common way of understanding culture sees it as consisting of four elements that are "passed on from generation to generation by learning alone":
(Hoult, T. F, ed. 1969. Dictionary of Modern Sociology, p. 93.)
Many Mormons have a hard time distinguishing (or don't think about) cultural habits and practices from practices that are more doctrinally based. From an anthopological point of view, Mormon culture is distinctive but it might be hard to reference and our viewpoint might emerge as subjective at best. After all, one can be a cultural Mormon and not a practicing one and vice versa. That said, it would be quite a fun and challenging article to produce!
Unique areas of LDS/Mormon culture might include -- Mormon humor? Church based and church oriented entertainment? Family reunions? Church dances and socials? Seminary and institute activities? "Mating" habits? What about the emerging cultural aspects of the international church? WBardwin 07:27, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
- That's great--I thought about it myself when I copy and pasted the present article from the main LDS church page. Let's put this on the WP:LDS page and see if other editors will help; I know I'm willing. And this would be a blast to write--I laugh at myself and others when we apply "Mormon lingo" and other unique quirks "into our daily lives." I definitely will help--but the challenge will be to find references. But such is the life of a Wikiaddict/editor. I look forward to the challenge. --Pahoran513 00:04, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
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- references for our idiosyncratic cultural practices will be tough -- so many things are simply understood or invisible to practitioners. However, the newly published Oct. 2006 Ensign, designed for reference by new members, could provide a beginning for Mormon norms in a church setting. Some of the things they address are doctrine based, others are simply cultural practices or social norms. It would be intersting to make those distinctions. WBardwin 17:38, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Merge with Common LDS perceptions article
I think Common Latter-day Saint perceptions should be merged with this article for sure... we really need to cut down on all the LDS articles we have floating around. gdavies 20:56, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
- I think that Perceptions may as well be part of this article. I think it would be good to rename it including the term apocrypha since it is a list of quasi- doctrine.—Red Baron 23:10, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
- How other people see LDS/Mormons = Perceptions. How LDS/Mormons see themselves = Culture. As for Quasi-doctrine, that is something else all together. A friend of mine used to say that the Sunday School class on Rumor, Speculation and False Doctrine met in the foyer. I'm all for consolidating related topics, but what, exactly, do you think these three things have in common? If anything, than that should be the title of the article. WBardwin 05:16, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
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- Please see the perceptions talk page. In it you will see that Perceptions really isn't a good title for it, and that it has nothing to do with how LDS are perceived by others. It is more aptly given the ascription of Mormon Apocrypha, or something like that. Further, I think that the apocryphal stories and doctrines of the members is part of the culture. My only problem, as I thought about it overnight, is that it is probably OR--the perceptions page, and maybe this one too.—Red Baron 14:53, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
- I'll look over Perceptions -- but what you describe might be "Mormon Folklore" -- "body of expressive culture, including tales, music, dance, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, customs, and so forth within a particular population comprising the traditions (including oral traditions) of that culture, subculture, or group" (i.e. Three Nephite stories). Something like that would certainly be a good section for this culture page. WBardwin 00:30, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Support
- Support It seems to me that the current perceptions page is little more than a list of apocryphal folklore, and could easily be added to this article. There doesn't seem to be that much content in that article, so merging them would mean one less article for us to monitor. wrp103 (Bill Pringle) 16:10, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
- Support per wrp103 and OR gdavies 18:08, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
- Support WBardwin 01:33, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
