Author : Lori Gail Beaman,Gillian Calder
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774826174
Polygamy's Rights and Wrongs by Lori Gail Beaman,Gillian Calder Pdf
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.