Polygamy Question

Description: "This is a multi-national, multi-disciplinary work of scholarship exploring the variability within polygamy. This volume disentangles diverse forms of polygamy and polyamory charting the harms and benefits these models have on practicing men, women, and children whether they are independent individuals or members of fundamentalist communities"--

Review Quotes: "​[A] new, multi-disciplinary, and imminently sane discussion of the practice of 'plural marriage'​. . . . ​"
--Anthropology Review Database

"The interdisciplinary approach used in this book makes it accessible to a wide audience, both within the academic community and without. The contributors have been carefully chosen for their first-hand insights and perspectives of polygamous families. The format allows chapters to be used independently and the book as a whole provides a wealth of material for classroom discussion."
--Reading Religion

"Valuable insight into the complicated status of polygamy in contemporary society."
--Feminist Legal Studies

"This important essay collection. . . . builds on existing scholarship about Mormon polygamy to situate it in a broader legal, social and cultural theoretical context, capitalizing on new research and methods and providing insights based on the lens of multiple disciplines and fields. . . . All of the arguments serve to illuminate ongoing debates over polygamy."
--Nova Religio

"[This] anthology contains some of the best scholarship on the subject of contemporary polygamy. . . . For those interested in considering how the practice may affect future societies and governments, this book is a must read."
--The Journal of Mormon History