LEADER 03780nam 2200637 450 001 9910524901003321 005 20221001114108.0 010 $a1-280-49130-2 010 $a9786613586537 010 $a1-61168-296-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000185514 035 $a(EBL)1085059 035 $a(OCoLC)793207518 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000676185 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11402754 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000676185 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10677462 035 $a(PQKB)11344452 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1085059 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse17323 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6892742 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6892742 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000185514 100 $a20221001d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPolygamy in primetime $emedia, gender, and politics in Mormon fundamentalism /$fJanet Bennion 210 1$aWaltham, Massachusetts :$cBrandeis University Press,$d[2012] 210 4$dİ2012 215 $a1 online resource (385 p.) 225 0 $aHBI series on gender, culture, religion, and law 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61168-262-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe history of the principle -- Further light and knowledge: ideology and culture -- Gender dynamics and sexuality -- Of covenants and kings: the politics of polygamy -- Media and the polygamy narrative -- Polygamy and the law -- The Anna Karenina principle: bringing abuse into the light -- Poly families in the twenty-first century. 330 $aRecently, polygamy has become a ?primetime? phenomenon. Television shows like Big Love and Sister Wives demonstrate the ?progressive? side of polygamy, while horror stories from victims of abusive marriages offer less upbeat experiences among the adherents of the fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS Church). Bennion, herself a product of Mormon polygamy, seeks to dispel the myths and misinformation that surround this topic. This study, based on seventeen years of ethnographic research among the Allred Group (Apostolic United Brethren) and on an analysis of recent blog journal entries written by a range of polygamous women, examines the variety and complexity of contemporary Mormon fundamentalist life in the Intermountain West. Although Bennion highlights problems associated with polygamy, including evidence that some forms are at high risk for father-child incest, she challenges the media-driven depiction of plural marriage as uniformly abusive and harmful to women. She shows how polygamist families can provide both economic security and social sustenance for some women, and how the authority of the husband can be undermined by the stresses of providing for multiple wives and children. Going beyond the media?s obsession with the sexual aspects of polygamous marriage, Bennion offers a rich description of familial, social, and legal contexts. Throughout, she makes the case for legalizing polygamy in order to allow greater visibility and regulation of the practice. 410 0$aBrandeis Series on Gender, Culture, Religion, and Law 606 $aPolygamy 606 $aMormon fundamentalism 606 $aMormon women$xSocial conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolygamy. 615 0$aMormon fundamentalism. 615 0$aMormon women$xSocial conditions. 676 $a306.84230882893 700 $aBennion$b Janet$f1964-$01104924 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910524901003321 996 $aPolygamy in Primetime$92627767 997 $aUNINA