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Book SynopsisEleven diverse scholars interrogate the belief that polygamy is inherently harmful, questioning the ways in which society assigns value to family and intimacy, and its right to do so.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Is Polygamy Inherently Harmful? / Lori G. Beaman
1 Plus Ça Change ... ? Bountiful’s Diverse and Durable Marriage Practices / Angela Campbell
2 How Should Public Institutions Assess Religious Identity? The Case of Polygamy / Avigail Eisenberg
3 Polygamy and the Predicament of Contemporary Criminal Law / Benjamin L. Berger
4 Are They Not Us? A Personal Reflection on Polygamy / Arta Blanche Johnson
5 Reflecting on Polygamy: What’s the Harm? / Rebecca Johnson
6 Polygamy in the Parisian Banlieues: Debate and Discourse on the 2005 French Suburban Riots / Jennifer A. Selby
7 Polygamy and Race-Thinking: A Genealogy / Margaret Denike
8 Making Them Fit: The Australian National Census and Aboriginal Family Forms / Frances Morphy
9 The Raids at Short Creek and Yearning for Zion Ranch and the Law of Unintended Consequences / Martha Bradley-Evans
Conclusion: “To the Exclusion of All Others” – Polygamy, Monogamy, and the Legal Family in Canada / Gillian Calder
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