Evaluating the effects of polygamy on women and children in four North American Mormon fundamentalist groups
Subtitle: an anthropological study
By: Janet Bennion ; with a foreword by Hans A. Baer.
Series: Hors serie
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lewiston, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9780773449398
Subjects: Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Mormon fundamentalism -- North America; Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Mormon Church; Polygamy -- North America; Forced marriage -- North America
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Is polygamy a viable alternative?; title: The history of Mormon fundamentalism : from  Nauvoo to Eagle Mountain; title: Culture and ideology : the "fullness of times"; title: Gender dynamics, family life, and sexuality; title: Politics : of covenants and kings; title: The many faces of polygamy; title: A test of big love : a comparison of HBO with real life; title: Positive and negative impact of polygamy on women and children; title: Conclusion: What does the future hold for modern-day polygamists?