Forbidden Intimacies: Polygamies at the Limits of Western Tolerance

by Melanie Heath

Book Overview

A poignant account of everyday polygamy and what its regulation reveals about who is viewed as an Other

In the past thirty years, polygamy has become a flashpoint of conflict as Western governments attempt to regulate certain cultural and religious practices that challenge seemingly central principles of family and justice. In Forbidden Intimacies, Melanie Heath comparatively investigates the regulation of polygamy in the United...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503634256
• ISBN13: 9781503634251
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"