The emotional and priestly logic of plural marriage /

Kathleen Flake, associate professor of American religious history at Vanderbilt University examines the logic of those women who thrived, rather than suffered, in early Mormon polygamy, and finds that the marriage covenant granted them priestly rights and independence through the powers of heaven.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Flake, Kathleen
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Logan, Utah : Published by Special Collections and Archives, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University, [2010]
Series:	Leonard J. Arrington Mormon history lecture series ; no. 15.
Subjects:	Mormon Church > History > 19th century. Mormons > Marriage customs and rites > Philosophy. Mormon women > Marriage customs and rites > Attitudes. Marriage > Religious aspects > Mormon Church > Philosophy. Polygamy > Religious aspects > Mormon Church > Public opinion. Polygamy > Religious aspects > Mormon Church. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Kathleen Flake, associate professor of American religious history at Vanderbilt University examines the logic of those women who thrived, rather than suffered, in early Mormon polygamy, and finds that the marriage covenant granted them priestly rights and independence through the powers of heaven.
Item Description:	Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. "October 1, 2009". "Sponsored by Special Collections & Archives, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University, Logan, Utah". Introduction by F. Ross Peterson. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 electronic text (v, 16 pages) :) : digital fil
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780874218039