Hans A. Baer

HANS A. BAER is a professor of anthropology and sociology at George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee

The Aaronic Order: The Development of a Modern Mormon Sect

Articles/Essays – Volume 12, No. 1

Social scientists have frequently remarked on the proliferation of religious denominations, sects and cults in the United States. Since its early history, Mormonism has spawned a large number of sects directly or indirectly. At least…