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.
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lewiston
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 (p. 187-198) and index.
Table of contents: value: Introduction: Is polygamy a viable alternative?; value: The history of Mormon fundamentalism : from Nauvoo to Eagle Mountain; value: Culture and ideology : the "fullness of times"; value: Gender dynamics, family life, and sexuality; value: Politics and conflict resolution : of covenants and kings; value: The many faces of polygamy; value: A test of big love : a comparison of HBO with real life; value: Positive and negative impact of polygamy on women and children; value: Conclusion: What does the future hold for latter-day polygamists?