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Social Science Marriage & Family

Polygamy’s Rights and Wrongs

Perspectives on Harm, Family, and Law

edited by Gillian Calder & Lori G. Beaman

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Dec 2013
Category
Marriage & Family, Marriage, Marriage

  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774826174
    Publish Date
    Dec 2013
    List Price
    $34.95

  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774826150
    Publish Date
    Dec 2013
    List Price
    $95.00

  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774826167
    Publish Date
    Jul 2014
    List Price
    $34.95

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Assumptions about the harmful nature of polygamy have left little room for debate, with monogamy coming to represent a hallmark of advanced societies, and polygamy the immoral alternative. Yet in this volume, eleven scholars ask whether this condemnation is justified by examining, among other perspectives, the lived experiences of polygamous families. In essays that fearlessly face difficult questions of choice, dignity, and love, the authors 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 and a challenging reflection on the ways in which we value family and intimacy.

About the authors

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Lori G. Beaman is Professor in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa and Director of the Religion and Diversity Project. She is also a Canada Research Chair in the Contextualization of Religion in a Diverse Canada.

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