Book
Women of principle: female networking in contemporary Mormon polygyny
Oxford University Press • New York • Published In 1998 • Pages:
By: Bennion, Janet.
Abstract
This source is about the experience of women living in patriarchal polygynous families, why they choose to join, why they choose to stay, and how they cope once married. Focusing on one community in the Allred fundamentalist group, the author discusses the group's socio-religious hierarchy and the incorporation and integration of new members, usually women, and the shedding of others, usually young men. Women join sometimes out of economic necessity having nowhere else to go. The author argues that, in spite of their lack of power, the women stay because of the relationships they form with sister-wives and other women in the community.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2018
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2012
- Field Date
- 1989-1993
- Coverage Date
- 1989-1993
- Coverage Place
- "Harker", Montana, United States
- Notes
- Janet Bennion
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-173) and index
- LCCN
- 97030463
- LCSH
- Apostolic United Brethren
- Mormon women--United States--Case studies
- Polygamy--United States--Case studies