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9780199746385: Modern Polygamy in the United States: Historical, Cultural, and Legal Issues
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ISBN 10 : 0199746389 ISBN 13 : 9780199746385
Editeur : Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2011

Synopsis

Few people realize that polygamy continues to exist in the United States. Thus, world-wide attention focused on the State of Texas in 2008 as agents surrounded the compound of The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS) and took custody of more than 400 children. Several members of this schismatic religious group, whose women adorned themselves in ¨prairie dresses,¨ admitted to practicing polygamy. The state justified the raid on charges that underage marriage was being forced on young women. A year later, however, all but one of the children had been returned to their parents and only ten men were charged with crimes, some barely related to the original charges. This book reveals the history, culture, and sometimes an insider's look at the polygamous groups located primarily in the western parts of the United States.

The contributors to this volume are historians, anthropologists, and sociologists familiar with the various groups. A legal scholar also addresses the legality of the Texas raid and a geneticist examines the paternity issues. Together, these authors provide a much needed understanding of the surprisingly large number of groups and individuals who live a quiet polygamous life style in the United States.

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À propos de l'auteur

Cardell Jacobson is Karl G. Maeser Professor of General Education, Brigham Young University
Lara Burton is a PhD Candidate, Brigham Young University

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0199746389
ISBN 13 
9780199746385
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
368
Éditeur
Jacobson Cardell
Coordonnées du fabricant
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