Item Detail
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28337
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Journal Article
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English
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Mehr, Kahlile B.
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Women's Response to Plural Marriage
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Dialogue : A Journal of Mormon Thought
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Fall 1985
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18
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3
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Stanford, CA
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Dialogue Foundation
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1985
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84-97
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Plural marriage was a complex phenomenon in both theology and practice. It was no less complex psychologically. Some LDS women ardently accepted it as a divine principle. Others viewed it as an unwelcome but necessary sacrifice to achieve salvation. A few loathed it. There were women who coaxed reluctant husbands to take an additional wife. Others quietly acquiesced — either in initial discussions or when presented with a fait accompli, and still others left the household rather than accept a sister wife. Sometimes the inner and outer persons were in conflict. Inwardly repelled and outwardly obedient, many women faced a struggle that for some led to triumphant self-control and for others to shattering disillusionment. [From the text]
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