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Women of Principle

Female Networking in Contemporary Mormon Polygyny [Hardback]

by Janet Bennion (assistant Professor Of Socio-cultural Anthropology, Assistant Professor Of Socio-cultural Anthropology, University Of Maine)

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      Janet Bennion (assistant Professor Of Socio-cultural Anthropology, Assistant Professor Of Socio-cultural Anthropology, University Of Maine)

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Oxford University Press

    • Published

      October 1998

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      This book offers an in-depth study of the female experience in one Mormon polygynous community, the Apostolic United Brethren. Women in such rigid, patriarchal religious groups are commonly portrayed as the oppressed, powerless victims of male domination. Janet Bennion show, however, that the reality is far more complex. Many women converts are attracted to this group, and they are much more likely than male converts to remain there. Often these women are seeking improved socio-economic status for themselves and their children, as well as an escape from their marginalized status in the mainstream Mormon church. In the polygynous group women experience rapid assimilation, autonomy, and upward mobility. Bennion supports her study with narratives from the lives of women now living in the group-narratives that clearly reveal why many mainstream Mormon women are viewing polygyny as a viable alternative to the difficulties to single-motherhood, "spinsterhood," poverty, and emotional deprivation.

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      • Author

        Janet Bennion (assistant Professor Of Socio-cultural Anthropology, Assistant Professor Of Socio-cultural Anthropology, University Of Maine)

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Oxford University Press

      • Published

        October 1998

      • Weight

        395g

      • Page Count

        192

      • Dimensions

        140 x 216 x 15 mm

      • ISBN

        9780195120707

      • ISBN-10

        0195120701

      • Eden Code

        1146754

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      • Author/Creator: Janet Bennion (assistant Professor Of Socio-cultural Anthropology, Assistant Professor Of Socio-cultural Anthropology, University Of Maine)

      • ISBN: 9780195120707

      • Publisher: Oxford University Press

      • Release Date: October 1998

      • Weight: 395g

      • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 15 mm

      • Eden Code: 1146754

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