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Co-wives, husband, and the Mormon polygynous family
Ethnology • 47 (2/3) • Published In 2008 • Pages: 163-180
By: Jankowiak, William R..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document focuses on the anxiety surrounding romantic versus plural love in fundamentalist Mormon polygynous families. The polygynous principle among fundamentalist Mormons is backed by strong religious tenets and sanctions. Marriage seals men and women together for eternity. Emphasis is placed on familial and harmonious love. However, the need for personal affection and intimacy by individual wives threatens this balance.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Marriage
- Polygamy
- Theological systems
- Sexuality
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mormons
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2018
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2012
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1992-2007
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1992-2007
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Colorado City, Mohave County, Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- William Jankowiak
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-180)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 64005713
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mormons