The western case for monogamy over polygamy / John Witte, Jr., Emory University.
The western case for monogamy over polygamy / John Witte, Jr., Emory University.
The western case for monogamy over polygamy / John Witte, Jr., Emory University.
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New York, NY Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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G 2016/1905
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English
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xviii, 531 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
1. From polygamy to monogamy in ancient Judaism; 2. Monogamy versus polygamy in the early church; 3. Polygamy in the laws of state and church in the first millennium; 4. The medieval case for monogamy over polygamy; 5. Polygamous experiments in early Protestantism; 6. The Calvinist case against poly...
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New York, NY Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2015.
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"For more than 2,500 years, the Western tradition has embraced monogamous marriage as an essential institution for the flourishing of men and women, parents and children, society and the state. At the same time, polygamy has been considered a serious crime that harms wives and children, correlates with sundry other crimes and abuses, and threatens...
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The western case for monogamy over polygamy / John Witte, Jr., Emory University.
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Cambridge studies in law and Christianity.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-506) and index.
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G 2016/1905
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74VKVPamlJwy
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9781107499171 (paperback)
9781107101593 (hardback)
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346.01/6
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991023993309102626
