Overview

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, eleven scholars ask whether this response is justified by examining, among other perspectives, the lived experiences of polygamous families. In essays that fearlessly explore difficult questions of love, choice, and dignity, 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. 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.

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Author:   Gillian Calder ,  Lori G. Beaman
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
Imprint:   University of British Columbia Press
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9780774826150

ISBN 10:   0774826150
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 December 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Is Polygamy Inherently Harmful? / Lori G. Beaman 1 Plus Ça Change ... ? Bountiful’s Diverse and Durable Marriage Practices / Angela Campbell 2 How Should Public Institutions Assess Religious Identity? The Case of Polygamy / Avigail Eisenberg 3 Polygamy and the Predicament of Contemporary Criminal Law / Benjamin L. Berger 4 Are They Not Us? A Personal Reflection on Polygamy / Arta Blanche Johnson 5 Reflecting on Polygamy: What’s the Harm? / Rebecca Johnson 6 Polygamy in the Parisian Banlieues: Debate and Discourse on the 2005 French Suburban Riots / Jennifer A. Selby 7 Polygamy and Race-Thinking: A Genealogy / Margaret Denike 8 Making Them Fit: The Australian National Census and Aboriginal Family Forms / Frances Morphy 9 The Raids at Short Creek and Yearning for Zion Ranch and the Law of Unintended Consequences / Martha Bradley-Evans Conclusion: “To the Exclusion of All Others” – Polygamy, Monogamy, and the Legal Family in Canada / Gillian Calder Bibliography Index

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Gillian Calder is an associate professor in the University of Victoria’s Faculty of Law. Lori G. Beaman is the Canada Research Chair in the Contextualization of Religion in a Diverse Canada and a professor in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa. Contributors: Benjamin L. Berger, Martha Bradley-Evans, Angela Campbell, Margaret Denike, Avigail Eisenberg, Arta Blanche Johnson, Rebecca Johnson, Frances Morphy, Jennifer A. Selby

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