Polygamy: A Very Short Introduction

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Sarah M. S. Pearsall (Professor of History, Professor, Robinson College, Cambridge University)

Polygamy

A Very Short Introduction

Sarah M. S. Pearsall (Professor of History, Professor, Robinson College, Cambridge University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
14 April 2022

History of religion; Christian & quasi-Christian cults & sects; Religious groups: social & cultural aspects; Dating, relationships, living together & marriage

Series: Very Short Introduction

Marriage has not always meant just one man and one woman. For much of human history, over much of the globe, the most common alternative was polygamy: marriage involving more than one spouse. Polygamy, or plural marriage, has long been an accepted form of union in human societies, involving people living on every continent. However, polygamy has come to symbolize a problematic, even

By: Sarah M. S. Pearsall (Professor of History Professor Robinson College Cambridge University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 116mm, Width: 177mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 136g
ISBN: 9780197533178
ISBN 10: 0197533175
Series: Very Short Introduction
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 14 April 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah M. S. Pearsall is Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University and previously taught early American and Atlantic history at Cambridge University, where she was a fellow of Robinson College. Her work on marriages and families has been funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the British Academy. She is the author of Polygamy An Early American History.