The Routledge Handbook of Mormonism and Gender

Book Overview

The Routledge Handbook of Mormonism and Gender is an outstanding reference source to this controversial subject area. Since its founding in 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has engaged gender in surprising ways. LDS practice of polygamy in the nineteenth century both fueled rhetoric of patriarchal rule as well as gave polygamous wives greater autonomy than their monogamous peers. The tensions over women's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032336269
• ISBN13: 9781032336268
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 648 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.8" x 9.6"