Description |
xix, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Series |
Brandeis series on gender, culture, religion, and law |
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Brandeis series on gender, culture, religion & law.
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Contents |
The history of the principle -- Further light and knowledge: ideology and culture -- Gender dynamics and sexuality -- Of covenants and kings: the politics of polygamy -- Media and the polygamy narrative -- Polygamy and the law -- The Anna Karenina principle: bringing abuse into the light -- Poly families in the twenty-first century |
Summary |
A provocative look at the costs and benefits of polygamy among western fundamentalist Mormon women |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Also issued online |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Mormon fundamentalism.
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Mormon women -- Social conditions.
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Polygamy.
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LC no. |
2011049316 |
ISBN |
1611682622 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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1611682630 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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9781611682625 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9781611682632 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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(ebook) |
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(ebook) |
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