Women of Principle: Female Networking in Contemporary Mormon Polygyny by Janet B

Description: Women of Principle by Janet Bennion Women of Principle deals with the struggles of contemporary Mormon polygynous women in their efforts to sustain their families in the prolonged absence of their husbands. Janet Bennion shows how women are able to gain economic security and social autonomy. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 the reality 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 seekingimproved socio-economic status for themselves and their children, as well as an escape from their marginalized status in the mainstream Mormon church. In the polygynous group women experience rapidassimilation, autonomy, and upward mobility. Bennion supports her study with narratives from the lives of women now living in the group--narratives that clearly reveal why many mainstream Mormon women are viewing polygyny as a viable alternative to the difficulties to single-motherhood, "spinsterhood," poverty, and emotional deprivation. Author Biography Janet Bennion is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Lyndon State College in Vermont. Review "Using narratives from women in the Allred Mormom community, [Bennion] is able to show a variety of womens experiences, voices, and realities which reveal the positive and negative aspects of polygyny for these Mormon women. Women of Principle is a provocative study that will be of great interest to students and scholars of religion, anthropology, and gender studies."--Center for Women and Religion Newsletter"...she persuasively challenges predominant stereotypes about womens experience in patriarchal religions....Women of Principle is brisk, lively, and engrossing....Recommended for general readers and all academic levels."--Choice"...Bennions study sheds new light on womens search for alternative forms of marriage and family in unconventional religious movements."--The Journal of Religion"Using narratives from women in the Allred Mormom community, [Bennion] is able to show a variety of womens experiences, voices, and realities which reveal the positive and negative aspects of polygyny for these Mormon women. Women of Principle is a provocative study that will be of great interest to students and scholars of religion, anthropology, and gender studies."--Center for Women and Religion Newsletter"...she persuasively challenges predominant stereotypes about womens experience in patriarchal religions....Women of Principle is brisk, lively, and engrossing....Recommended for general readers and all academic levels."--Choice"[An] excellent social anthropological work [examining] contemporary polygamy among fundamentalists with just enough history to show that the roots of these movements are undeniably Mormon."--Journal of Mormon History Long Description 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 the reality 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 seekingimproved socio-economic status for themselves and their children, as well as an escape from their marginalized status in the mainstream Mormon church. In the polygynous group women experience rapid assimilation, autonomy, and upward mobility. Bennion supports her study with narratives from the livesof women now living in the group--narratives that clearly reveal why many mainstream Mormon women are viewing polygyny as a viable alternative to the difficulties to single-motherhood, "spinsterhood," poverty, and emotional deprivation. Review Text "Using narratives from women in the Allred Mormom community, [Bennion] is able to show a variety of womens experiences, voices, and realities which reveal the positive and negative aspects of polygyny for these Mormon women. Women of Principle is a provocative study that will be of great interest to students and scholars of religion, anthropology, and gender studies."--Center for Women and Religion Newsletter"...she persuasively challenges predominant stereotypes about womens experience in patriarchal religions....Women of Principle is brisk, lively, and engrossing....Recommended for general readers and all academic levels."--Choice"...Bennions study sheds new light on womens search for alternative forms of marriage and family in unconventional religious movements."--The Journal of Religion"Using narratives from women in the Allred Mormom community, [Bennion] is able to show a variety of womens experiences, voices, and realities which reveal the positive and negative aspects of polygyny for these Mormon women. Women of Principle is a provocative study that will be of great interest to students and scholars of religion, anthropology, and gender studies."--Center for Women and Religion Newsletter"...she persuasively challenges predominant stereotypes about womens experience in patriarchal religions....Women of Principle is brisk, lively, and engrossing....Recommended for general readers and all academic levels."--Choice"[An] excellent social anthropological work [examining] contemporary polygamy among fundamentalists with just enough history to show that the roots of these movements are undeniably Mormon."--Journal of Mormon History Review Quote "Using narratives from women in the Allred Mormom community, [Bennion] is able to show a variety of womens experiences, voices, and realities which reveal the positive and negative aspects of polygyny for these Mormon women.Women of Principleis a provocative study that will be of great interest to students and scholars of religion, anthropology, and gender studies."--Center for Women and Religion Newsletter "...she persuasively challenges predominant stereotypes about womens experience in patriarchal religions....Women of Principleis brisk, lively, and engrossing....Recommended for general readers and all academic levels."--Choice Details ISBN0195120701 Author Janet Bennion Short Title WOMEN OF PRINCIPLE Language English ISBN-10 0195120701 ISBN-13 9780195120707 Media Book Format Hardcover Subtitle Female Networking in Contemporary Mormon Polygyny Birth 1964 Position Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Affiliation Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore DOI 10.1604/9780195120707 UK Release Date 1998-10-22 AU Release Date 1998-10-22 NZ Release Date 1998-10-22 US Release Date 1998-10-22 Translator David Wright Edited by Kong Chong Ho Qualifications RN, MEd, GDipAdvNsg (ICU), GCertAdvNsg (Ed), BSocSc, MRCNA; Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Year 1998 Publication Date 1998-10-22 DEWEY 289.3082 Illustrations 12 line drawings Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 192 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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