A View from the Inside: How Critical Ethnography Changed My Mind About Polygamy

The article presents the author's views on Mormon polygamy and how her opinion on the issue was changed by critical ethnography. She explores her experience of attending nonprofit organization Safety Net which aimes to help people involved in plural marriage. Also discussed are the history of M...

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Main Author: Basquiat, Jennifer Huss (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Foundation 2016
In: Dialogue
Year: 2016, Volume: 49, Issue: 3, Pages: 61-74
IxTheo Classification:KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBQ North America
KDH Christian sects
NBE Anthropology
NCF Sexual ethics
Further subjects:B OPEN marriage
B Polygamy Religious aspects Mormon Church
B NON-monogamous relationships
B Ethnology
B Mormon Church History
B Families
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Summary:The article presents the author's views on Mormon polygamy and how her opinion on the issue was changed by critical ethnography. She explores her experience of attending nonprofit organization Safety Net which aimes to help people involved in plural marriage. Also discussed are the history of Mormon polygamy, differences in the practice of polygamy by various communities in the U.S. including Centennial Park in Colorado, and her study on plural marriage.
Contains:Enthalten in: Dialogue
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5406/dialjmormthou.49.3.0061