Polygamy in primetime : media, gender, and politics in Mormon fundamentalism / Janet Bennion.
2012
KF9436 .B46 2012 (Mapit)
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Author
Title
Polygamy in primetime : media, gender, and politics in Mormon fundamentalism / Janet Bennion.
Imprint
Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Description
xix, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series
Brandeis series on gender, culture, religion & law.
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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
Challenges the myths about plural marriage, including that they are uniformly abusive and harmful to women, explaining that it can provide economic security and social sustenance, and argues the case for legalizing polygamy.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-351) and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KF9436 .B46 2012
Language
English
ISBN
9781611682625 cloth alkaline paper
1611682622 cloth alkaline paper
9781611682632 paperback alkaline paper
1611682630 paperback alkaline paper
9781611682960 ebook
1611682967 ebook
1611682622 cloth alkaline paper
9781611682632 paperback alkaline paper
1611682630 paperback alkaline paper
9781611682960 ebook
1611682967 ebook
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