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Titre(s) : Polygamy's rights and wrongs [Texte imprimé] : perspectives on harm, family, and law / edited by Gillian Calder and Lori G. Beaman
Publication : Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2014]
Description matérielle : viii, 265 pages : illustrations, map, portrait ; 24 cm
Comprend : Plus ça change? Bountiful's diverse and durable marriage practices ; How should
public institutions assess religious identity? The case of polygamy ; Polygamy and
the predicament of contemporary criminal law ; Are they not us? A personal reflection
on polygamy ; Reflecting on polygamy : what's the harm? ; Polygamy in the Parisian
banlieues : debate and discourse on the 2005 French suburban riots ; Polygamy and
race-thinking : a genealogy ; Making them fit : the Australian national census and
Aboriginal family forms ; Raids at Short Creek and yearning for Zion Ranch and the
law of unintended consequences.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Assumptions about the harmful nature of polygamy have left little room for debate,
with monogamy coming to represent a hallmark of civil society, and polygamy the immoral
alternative. Opponents have argued that polygamy is harmful to women, children, personal
freedom, and even national values, and press for prosecution ; Yet in this volume,
a diverse group of eleven scholars asks whether this response is justified by examining,
among other perspectives, the lived experiences of polygamous families. These historians,
legal scholars, political scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, and religious
studies scholars, some of whom are personally connected to polygamous families, seek
to complicate a conversation that is more often simplified. In essays that fearlessly
face difficult questions of love, choice, and dignity, the authors point to the less
well-known stories of polygamous family life - the women living radically non-patriarchal
lives in polygamous families, the powerful sense of pride and belonging within polygamous
communities, and research that interrogates the real differences between monogamous
and polygamous families ; Thoughtful and persuasive, Polygamy's Rights and Wrongs
is both a close consideration of polygamy - its historical place and its presence
in contemporary society - and a challenging reflection on the ways in which we value
family and intimacy."--pub. desc
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Calder, Gillian. Éditeur scientifique
Beaman, Lori Gail (1963-....). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Polygamie -- Société
Polygamie -- Droit
Famille -- Sociologie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780774826150 (bound). - ISBN 0774826150 (bound). - ISBN 0774826169. - ISBN 9780774826167
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43869553n
Notice n° :
FRBNF43869553
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