Mormonism
religious tradition and theology founded by Joseph Smith and centered on the Book of Mormon
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Summary
Mormonism is a religious movement[1]. Mormonism ranks in the top 0.89% of religious movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,154 views/month, #1 of 113).[2]
Key Facts
- Founder: Joseph Smith[3]
- Named after: Book of Mormon[4]
- Subclass of: Latter Day Saint movement[5], nontrinitarianism[6], premillennialism[7]
- Commons category: Mormonism[8]
- Foundational text: Book of Mormon[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mormonism[10]
- OpenStreetMap tag: denomination=mormon[11]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14], Meyer’s Universum, Fünfzehnter Band[15]
- Topic has template: Template:Mormonism[16]
- Different from: Latter Day Saint movement[17], The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Latter Day Saint movement[20], WikiProject Christianity[21], WikiProject Religion[22]
- Social media followers: 52,183[23]
Why It Matters
Mormonism has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Mormonism is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]