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Polygamy in the monogamous world [[electronic resource] ] : multicultural challenges for Western law and policy / / Martha Bailey and Amy J. Kaufman Praeger



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Autore: Bailey Martha <1950-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Polygamy in the monogamous world [[electronic resource] ] : multicultural challenges for Western law and policy / / Martha Bailey and Amy J. Kaufman Praeger Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , c2010
New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
Disciplina: 306.84/23
Soggetto topico: Polygamy
Polygamy - Law and legislation
Polygamy - Religious aspects
Altri autori: KaufmanAmy J  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Polygamy in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia -- Plural unions -- Principles that should inform public policy -- How monogamous countries should respond.
Sommario/riassunto: Polygamy and plural marriage have become front-and-center issues in Europe, Canada, and the United States, notably on two religious fronts: among some splinter groups of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and in Islam. Polygamy in the Monogamous World: Multicultural Challenges for Western Law and Policy takes both groups into account as it provides a careful examination of legal polygamy in non-Western countries and plural unions in North America. Comparing these similar, but legally distinct forms of union, it offers a fresh perspective on how Western countries should respond to
Titolo autorizzato: Polygamy in the monogamous world  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 979-84-00-69890-3
0-313-37953-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910784940103321
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