{"product_id":"9780231150200-illicit-monogamy","title":"Illicit Monogamy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside a Fundamentalist Mormon Community\u003cbr\u003eAngel Park is a Mormon fundamentalist polygamous community where plural marriages between one man and multiple women are common. Based on many years of in-depth ethnographic research, \u003ci\u003eIllicit Monogamy\u003c\/i\u003e considers the plural family from the points of view of husbands, wives, and children, giving a balanced account of its complications and conflicts.\u003cbr\u003eAngel Park is a Mormon fundamentalist polygamous community where plural marriages between one man and multiple women are common. In contrast to mainstream America’s idealization of the nuclear family and romantic love, its residents esteem notions of harmonious familial love, a spiritual bond that unites all family members. In their view, polygyny is not only righteous and sanctified—it is also conducive to communal life and social stability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on many years of in-depth ethnographic research in Angel Park, this book explores daily life in a polygamous community. William R. Jankowiak considers the plural family from the points of view of husbands, wives, and children, giving a balanced account of its complications and conflicts. He finds that people in polygynous marriages, especially cowives, experience an ongoing struggle to balance the longing for romantic intimacy with the obligation to support the larger family. They feel tension between deeply held religious convictions and the desire for emotional exclusivity, which can threaten the stability and harmony of the polygamous family. Men and women often form exclusive romantic pairs within plural marriages, which are tolerated if not openly acknowledged, showing the limits of the community’s beliefs. Jankowiak also challenges stereotypes of polygamous families as bastions of patriarchal power, showing the weight that interpersonal and social expectations place on men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering an unparalleled look at the complexity of a polygamous religious community, \u003ci\u003eIllicit Monogamy\u003c\/i\u003e also helps us reconsider relationships, love, and family dynamics across cultures and settings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56345101762934,"sku":"9780231150200","price":117.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27847615.jpg?v=1758800359","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780231150200-illicit-monogamy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}