Format:
1 online resource (169 pages)
ISBN:
9780197533192
Series Statement:
Very Short Introduction Ser.
Content:
For much of human history, over much of the globe, the most common alternative was polygamy: marriage involving more than one spouse. Polygamy, or plural marriage, has long been an accepted form of union in human societies, involving people living on every continent. In Polygamy: A Very Short Introduction, Sarah M. S. Pearsall explores what plural marriages reveal about the inner workings of marriage, the controversies surrounding it in the LDS (Mormon) Church, and how polygamous domestic and sexual relationships have influenced larger dynamics of power, gender, rank, race, and religion in societies all over the world.
Content:
Cover -- Polygamy: A Very Short Introduction -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Origins and overview -- Chapter 2: Monotheism -- Chapter 3: Early modern encounters -- Chapter 4: Protestantism -- Chapter 5: Mormonism -- Chapter 6: Modern encounters -- Chapter 7: Contemporary debates -- References -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Origins and overview -- Chapter 2: Monotheism -- Chapter 3: Early modern encounters -- Chapter 4: Protestantism -- Chapter 5: Mormonism -- Chapter 6: Modern encounters -- Chapter 7: Contemporary debates -- Further reading -- Origins and overview -- Monotheism -- Early modern encounters -- Protestantism -- Mormonism -- Modern encounters -- Contemporary debates -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780197533178
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Pearsall, Sarah M. S. Polygamy New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022 ISBN 9780197533178
Language:
English
