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Modern Polygamy in the United States: Historical, Cultural, and Legal Issues
Contributor(s): Jacobson, Cardell (Author)

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 ISBN: 0199746389     ISBN-13: 9780199746385
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE: $37.04  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family
- Religion | Sexuality & Gender Studies
- Religion | Christianity - Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints (mormon)
Dewey: 306.842
LCCN: 2009047938
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9" L (1.19 lbs) 384 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Mormonism/Lds
Features: Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Choice 12/01/2011
 
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Few people realize that polygamy continues to exist in the United States. Thus, world-wide attention focused on the State of Texas in 2008 as agents surrounded the compound of The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS) and took custody of more than 400 children.
Several members of this schismatic religious group, whose women adorned themselves in prairie dresses, admitted to practicing polygamy. The state justified the raid on charges that underage marriage was being forced on young women. A year later, however, all but one of the children had been
returned to their parents and only ten men were charged with crimes, some barely related to the original charges. This book reveals the history, culture, and sometimes an insider's look at the polygamous groups located primarily in the western parts of the United States.

The contributors to this volume are historians, anthropologists, and sociologists familiar with the various groups. A legal scholar also addresses the legality of the Texas raid and a geneticist examines the paternity issues. Together, these authors provide a much needed understanding of the
surprisingly large number of groups and individuals who live a quiet polygamous life style in the United States.
 
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