Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 3
4. Section I Identifying the Harms and Benefits of Polygamy
5. 1 Polygamy in nineteenth-century america 25
6. 2 Opposing polygamy 42
7. 3 The variable impact of mormon polygyny on women and children 62
8. 4 Ethics of sisterhood 85
9. 5 An Economist’s Perspective on Polygyny 103
10. 6 The effect of polygyny on women, children, and the state 115
11. Section II Regulating Polygamy
12. 7 Testing the limits of religious freedom 157
13. 8 Distinguishing polygyny and polyfidelity under the criminal law 180
14. 9 Polygamy today 199
15. 10 Should polygamy be a crime? 210
16. 11 (Mis)recognizing polygamy 228
17. Contributors 252
18. Index 254