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Polygamy a very short introduction
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| 자료유형 | 단행본 |
|---|---|
| 서명/저자사항 | Polygamy : a very short introduction/ Sarah M.S. Pearsall. |
| 개인저자 | Pearsall, Sarah M. S.,author. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource (1 volume): illustrations. |
| 총서사항 | Very short introduction |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Pearsall, Sarah M. S. Polygamy. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022] 9780197533178 |
| ISBN | 9780197533192 0197533191 |
| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 내용주기 | Introduction -- Origins and overview -- Monotheism -- Early modern encounters -- Protestantism -- Mormonism -- Modern encounters -- Contemporary debates. |
| 요약 | "This VSI offers a broad global and temporal history of polygamy and its importance in a range of settings. Polygamy, or plural marriage, has been an accepted form of union in the majority of human societies. People living on every continent have practiced this form of marriage; some still do. Plural marriages, just as more recent same-sex marriages, offer intriguing access to the workings of the institution of marriage, as well as the controversies linking public and private, sex and politics, that have surrounded it. Confrontations over this type of marriage have also been historically important, especially in a range of colonial, imperial, and missionary encounters. Polygamy has come to symbolize a problematic, even "barbaric," form of marriage. Yet, even amid Christians, it has had notable defenders, including a number of radical Protestants such as Martin Luther, John Milton, and of course Joseph Smith. This book illuminates the public importance of the intimate, considering issues of cultural contact and confrontation, the shape of empires, slavery and hierarchy, royal and aristocratic power, religion and conflict, war and expansion, race and nation"-- |
| 해제 | Provided by publisher. |
| 일반주제명 | Polygamy --History. Polygamy. |
| 언어 | 영어 |
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