Mormon Garments
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A01=Jessica Finnigan
A01=Larissa Kanno Kindred
A01=Nancy Ross
Agency
anxiety
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Author_Nancy Ross
belief
body image
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conforming
control
cost
embodiment
emotional well-being
empathy
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experience
fashion
garments
gender
identity
inadequacy
internal conflict
Joseph Smith
lived experience
meaning
modesty
Mormon
nonconforming
obedience
personal choice
physical well-being
polygamy
protection
religion
religious technology
resentment
sacred
sacredness
secrecy
self-consciousness
self-doubt
sexuality
shame
social reasons
surveillance
underwear
well-being
worthiness
Product details
- ISBN 9780252089190
- Weight: 340g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 28 Feb 2026
- Publisher: University of Illinois Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints requires that adult members wear garments under their clothes day and night. Though a central practice, the wearing of garments exists behind a wall of silence, as Church authorities and LDS culture discourage discussion of such a sacred matter. Nancy Ross, Jessica Finnigan, and Larissa Kanno Kindred draw on a survey of over 4,500 Church members and their own backgrounds to explore the multifaceted meanings and experiences of Mormon garments. As the authors show, garments also function as a tool of social control that shapes behavior and reinforces conformity around sexuality. The diverse lived experiences of Latter-day Saints reveal how belief and gender intersect with feelings of secrecy, shame, and obedience while creating complexities for LDS members as they navigate questions of faith, identity, and agency. In addition, the authors call for greater understanding of the people grappling with tensions between personal customs and religious expectation. Insightful and rich with detail, Mormon Garments sheds light on an intimate practice in the lives of Latter-day Saints.
Nancy Ross is an associate professor of interdisciplinary studies at Utah Tech University. Jessica Finnigan and Larissa Kanno Kindred are independent scholars.
