Modern Polygamy in the United States

Though many people around the world are oblivious to it, polygamy continues to be practiced in the United States. The state of Texas drew world-wide attention in 2008, as federal agents surrounded the compound of The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS) and took custody of more than 400 children. Several members of the schismatic religious group, whose women attire themselves in old-fashioned "prairie dresses," admitted that they practice polygamy. The state justified the raid by alleging that underage marriage was being forced on young women; however, a year later, all but one of the children had been returned to their parents and only ten men were charged with crimes, some barely related to the original charges. This volume offers valuable insights into the history and culture of the many people, including members of the FLDS, who lead polygamous lives in the United States in the twenty-first century.

Karl G. Maeser Professor of General Education, Brigham Young University

Contributors	p. vii
Fundamentalist Mormon and FLDS Time Line	p. xi
Prologue: The Incident at Eldorado, Texas	p. xvii
Historical and Cultural Patterns of Polygamy in the United States: Estranged Groups
A Repeat of History: A Comparison of the Short Creek and Eldorado Raids on the FLDS	p. 3
One Vision: The Making, Unmaking, and Remaking of a Fundamentalist Polygamous Community	p. 41
Twenty Years of Observations about the Fundamentalist Polygamists	p. 77
History, Culture, and Variability of Mormon Schismatic Groups	p. 101
Differing Polygamous Patterns: Nineteenth-Century LDS and Twenty-First-Century FLDS Marriage Systems	p. 125
Social Scientists Examine Polygamy and the Seizure of the FLDS Children
Demographic, Social, and Economic Characteristics of a Polygamist Community	p. 151
The Many Faces of Polygamy: An Analysis of the Variability in Modern Mormon Fundamentalism in the Intermountain West	p. 163
ôWhat's Love Got to Do with It?ö: Earthly Experience of Celestial Marriage, Past and Present	p. 185
Social Scientific Perspectives on the FLDS Raid and the Corresponding Media Coverage	p. 209
Learning the Wrong Lessons: A Comparison of FLDS, Family International, and Branch Davidian Child-Protection Interventions	p. 237
The International Fight Against Barbarism: Historical and Comparative Perspectives on Marriage Timing, Consent, and Polygamy	p. 259
Legal and Ethical Issues Surrounding the Seizure of the FLDS Children
Child Protection Law and the FLDS Raid in Texas	p. 301
The Intricacies and Ethics of Parental Genetic Testing	p. 331
Glossary	p. 357
Index	p. 359
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