Women of principle : female networking in contemporary Mormon polygyny /

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It is notorious that the early Mormons practiced polygyny, or plural marriage, and that they were forced to renounce this custom as a condition for Utah's statehood. Even today, some defiant groups of "fundamentalist" Mormons continue to live in illicit polygynous marriages. This book...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bennion, Janet, 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Subjects:
Apostolic United Brethren.
Apostolic United Brethren
Latter Day Saint women > United States > Case studies.
Polygamy > United States > Case studies.
Mormones > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Polygamie > États-Unis > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Marriage & Family.
Mormon women
Polygamy
Mormonen.
Vrouwen.
Polygynie.
United States
Verenigde Staten.
Case studies
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Women's Place in a Patriarchal World
  • 2. The People: An Ethnographic Sketch
  • 3. Ideological Blueprints: Charters for Female Status and Satisfaction
  • 4. Economic Challenges and Creative Financing: How Judith Got By on $76 a Month
  • 5. Courtship, Marriage, and Sexuality
  • 6. Living Arrangements and Individuality: Sharing Space
  • 7. About Sickness, Barrenness, Aging, and Death
  • 8. The Nature of Female Relationships and the Network
  • 9. Conclusion: Female Kingdom Building in Mormon Fundamentalist Polygyny.

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