The Polygamy Question

Contents -- Introduction - Janet Bennion and Lisa Fishbayn Joffe -- Section I: Identifying the Harms and Benefits of Polygamy -- 1. Polygamy in Nineteenth-Century America - Sarah Song -- 2. Opposing Polygamy: A Matter of Equality or Patriarchy? - Lori G. Beaman -- 3. The Variable Impact of Mormon Po...

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Main Author: Bennion, Janet (Author)
Contributors: Fishbayn Joffe, Lisa (Other) ; Bennion, Assistant Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology Janet (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Chicago Utah State University Press 2016
In:Year: 2016
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B North America / Polygamy
Further subjects:B Polygamy
B Polygamy - Religious aspects
B Electronic books
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Print version: Bennion, Janet: The Polygamy Question. - Chicago : Utah State University Press,c2016. - 9780874219807
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Summary:Contents -- Introduction - Janet Bennion and Lisa Fishbayn Joffe -- Section I: Identifying the Harms and Benefits of Polygamy -- 1. Polygamy in Nineteenth-Century America - Sarah Song -- 2. Opposing Polygamy: A Matter of Equality or Patriarchy? - Lori G. Beaman -- 3. The Variable Impact of Mormon Polygyny on Women and Children - Janet Bennion -- 4. Ethics of Sisterhood: African American Muslim Women and Polygyny - Debra Majeed -- 5. An Economist's Perspective on Polygyny - Shoshana Grossbard -- 6. The Effect of Polygyny on Women, Children, and the State - Rose McDermott and Jonathan Cowden -- Section II: Regulating Polygamy -- 7. Testing the Limits of Religious Freedom: The Case of Polygamy's Criminalization in Canada - Melanie Heath -- 8. Distinguishing Polygyny and Polyfidelity under the Criminal Law - Maura Irene Strassberg -- 9. Polygamy Today: A Case for Qualified Recognition - Sarah Song -- 10. Should Polygamy Be a Crime? - Martha Bailey -- 11. (Mis)recognizing Polygamy - Kerry Abrams -- Contributors -- Index
ISBN:0874219973