ISBN:
9780313379529
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9780313379536 (Sekundärausgabe)
Language:
English
Pages:
288 p.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource ISBN 9780313379536
Edition:
[Online-Ausg.]
DDC:
306.84
Abstract:
Polygamy and plural marriage have become front-and-center issues in Europe, Canada, and the United States, notably on two religious fronts: among some splinter groups of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and in Islam. Polygamy in the Monogamous World: Multicultural Challenges for Western Law and Policy takes both groups into account as it provides a careful examination of legal polygamy in non-Western countries and plural unions in North America. Comparing these similar, but legally distinct forms of union, it offers a fresh perspective on how Western countries should respond to ...
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Online-Ausg.:
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