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UNINA9910778635703321 |
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Autore |
Bennion Janet <1964-> |
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Titolo |
Women of principle : female networking in contemporary Mormon polygyny / / Janet Bennion |
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New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1998 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-774194-0 |
1-280-47054-2 |
0-19-535300-5 |
0-585-19223-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (191 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Latter Day Saint women - United States |
Polygamy - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-173) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; one: Introduction: Women's Place in a Patriarchal World; two: The People: An Ethnographic Sketch; three: Ideological Blueprints: Charters for Female Status and Satisfaction; four: Economic Challenges and Creative Financing: How Judith Got By on 76 a Month; five: Courtship, Marriage, and Sexuality; six: Living Arrangements and Individuality: Sharing Space; seven: About Sickness, Barrenness, Aging, and Death; eight: The Nature of Female Relationships and the Network; nine: Conclusion: Female Kingdom Building in Mormon Fundamentalist Polygyny; Glossary; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A study of the struggles of contemporary Mormon polygynous women, which claims that the women gain economic security and social autonomy through networks with others of the same sex when the patriarch is absent from the family. The author argues that Mormon women see polygyny as an alternative to isolation, poverty, and emotional deprivation. |
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