Polygamy : a very short introduction /

Polygamy : a very short introduction /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Pearsall, Sarah M. S., author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Description:	141 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Very short introduction ; 697 Very short introductions ; 697.
Subject:	Polygamy -- History. Polygamy. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12729011

Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:	9780197533178 0197533175 9780197533192
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This VSI offers a broad global and temporal history of polygamy and its importance in a range of settings. Polygamy, or plural marriage, has been an accepted form of union in the majority of human societies. People living on every continent have practiced this form of marriage; some still do. Plural marriages, just as more recent same-sex marriages, offer intriguing access to the workings of the institution of marriage, as well as the controversies linking public and private, sex and politics, that have surrounded it. Confrontations over this type of marriage have also been historically important, especially in a range of colonial, imperial, and missionary encounters. Polygamy has come to symbolize a problematic, even "barbaric," form of marriage. Yet, even amid Christians, it has had notable defenders, including a number of radical Protestants such as Martin Luther, John Milton, and of course Joseph Smith. This book illuminates the public importance of the intimate, considering issues of cultural contact and confrontation, the shape of empires, slavery and hierarchy, royal and aristocratic power, religion and conflict, war and expansion, race and nation"--

Regenstein, Bookstacks

Loading map link

Holdings details from Regenstein, Bookstacks
Call Number:	HQ981.P34 2022
c.1	Available Loan period: standard loan Scan and Deliver Request for Pickup Need help? - Ask a Librarian