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03060aam a2200385 i 4500 001 A6BEBF7A6B5811E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 141204s2015 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014047363 020 $a 1107499178 (paperback) 020 $a 9781107499171 (paperback) 020 $a 110710159X (hardback) 020 $a 9781107101593 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)899113692 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d OCLCF $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d CDX $d EYM $d DTM $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a K686 W58 2015 100 1 $a Witte, John, $d 1959- $e author. 245 14 $a The western case for monogamy over polygamy / $c John Witte, Jr., Emory University. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2015. 300 $a xviii, 531 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 490 1 $a Cambridge studies in law and christianity 520 $a "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 good citizenship and political stability. The West has thus long punished all manner of plural marriages and denounced the polygamous teachings of selected Jews, Muslims, Anabaptists, Mormons, and others. John Witte, Jr carefully documents the Western case for monogamy over polygamy from antiquity until today. He analyzes the historical claims that polygamy is biblical, natural, and useful alongside modern claims that anti-polygamy laws violate personal and religious freedom. While giving the pro and con arguments a full hearing, Witte concludes that the Western historical case against polygamy remains compelling and urges Western nations to hold the line on monogamy"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-506) and index. 505 0 $a 1. From polygamy to monogamy in ancient Judaism -- 2. The case of monogamy of polygamy in the Church Fathers -- 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 polygamy and its civil law impact -- 7. The English case against polygamy: theology, politics, and the early modern common law -- 8. The early modern liberal case for polygamy -- 9. The Enlightenment liberal case against polygamy -- 10. The American case against polygamy. 650 0 $a Polygamy $x Law and legislation. 650 0 $a Polygamy $x Religious aspects. 830 0 $a Law and Christianity. 856 42 $3 Cover image $u http://assets.cambridge.org/97811074/99171/cover/9781107499171.jpg 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231019012639.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20191204014907.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A6BEBF7A6B5811E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search