Women of Principle : Female Networking in Contemporary Mormon Polygyny.
This book offers an in-depth study of the female experience in one Mormon polygynous community, the Apostolic United Brethren. Women in such rigid, patriarchal religious groups are commonly portrayed as the oppressed, powerless victims of male domination. Janet Bennion shows, however, that therealit...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press,
1998.
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| ISBN: | 9780195353006 0195353005 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This book offers an in-depth study of the female experience in one Mormon polygynous community, the Apostolic United Brethren. Women in such rigid, patriarchal religious groups are commonly portrayed as the oppressed, powerless victims of male domination. Janet Bennion shows, however, that thereality is far more complex. Many women converts are attracted to this group, and they are much more likely than male converts to remain there. Often these women are seeking improved socio-economic status for themselves and their children, as well as an escape from their marginalized status in themainstre. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (191 pages) |
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