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|link=/Initiation of the practice | |link=Polygamy book/Initiation of the practice | ||
|subject=Initiation of plural marriage | |subject=Initiation of plural marriage | ||
|summary=When and how did plural marriage begin in the Church? | |summary=When and how did plural marriage begin in the Church? | ||
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|link=/Introduction_of_the_eternal_marriage | |link=Polygamy book/Introduction_of_the_eternal_marriage | ||
|subject=Introduction of eternal marriage | |subject=Introduction of eternal marriage | ||
|summary=This chapter also discusses Fanny Alger | |summary=This chapter also discusses Fanny Alger | ||
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|link=/Early womanizer | |link=Polygamy book/Early womanizer | ||
|subject=Early womanizer | |subject=Early womanizer | ||
|summary=Critics charge that Joseph Smith had a long history of "womanizing" before practicing plural marriage. This chapter includes Eliza Winters and Marinda Nancy Johnson. | |summary=Critics charge that Joseph Smith had a long history of "womanizing" before practicing plural marriage. This chapter includes Eliza Winters and Marinda Nancy Johnson. | ||
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|link=/Illegal marriages in Ohio | |link=Polygamy book/Illegal marriages in Ohio | ||
|subject=Illegal marriages in Ohio? | |subject=Illegal marriages in Ohio? | ||
|summary=Critics charge that Joseph Smith's early plural marriage(s) cannot have been "real" marriages, since the doctrine of "eternal marriage" (i.e., marriages which last beyond the grave) was not introduced until 1841. | |summary=Critics charge that Joseph Smith's early plural marriage(s) cannot have been "real" marriages, since the doctrine of "eternal marriage" (i.e., marriages which last beyond the grave) was not introduced until 1841. | ||
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|link=/Age of wives | |link=Polygamy book/Age of wives | ||
|subject=Age of wives | |subject=Age of wives | ||
|summary=Critics of Joseph Smith are sometimes filled with righteous indignation when they raise the issue of his wives' ages. | |summary=Critics of Joseph Smith are sometimes filled with righteous indignation when they raise the issue of his wives' ages. | ||
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|link=/Children of polygamous marriages | |link=Polygamy book/Children of polygamous marriages | ||
|subject=Children of polygamous marriages | |subject=Children of polygamous marriages | ||
|summary=While the record is frustratingly incomplete regarding sexuality, it does little but tease us when we consider whether Joseph fathered children by his plural wives. Fawn Brodie was the first to consider this question in any detail, though her standard of evidence was depressingly low. Subsequent authors have returned to the problem, though unanimity has been elusive. | |summary=While the record is frustratingly incomplete regarding sexuality, it does little but tease us when we consider whether Joseph fathered children by his plural wives. Fawn Brodie was the first to consider this question in any detail, though her standard of evidence was depressingly low. Subsequent authors have returned to the problem, though unanimity has been elusive. | ||
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|link=/Polyandry | |link=Polygamy book/Polyandry | ||
|subject=Polyandry | |subject=Polyandry | ||
|summary=Nothing in plural marriage mystifies—or troubles—members of the Church more than Joseph's polyandrous sealings. Marriage to multiple wives may seem strange, but at least it intrudes on our historical awareness, while many remain unaware of polyandry's existence in LDS history. | |summary=Nothing in plural marriage mystifies—or troubles—members of the Church more than Joseph's polyandrous sealings. Marriage to multiple wives may seem strange, but at least it intrudes on our historical awareness, while many remain unaware of polyandry's existence in LDS history. | ||
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|link=/John C. Bennett | |link=Polygamy book/John C. Bennett | ||
|subject=John C. Bennett | |subject=John C. Bennett | ||
|summary=John C. Bennett material is in three draft chapters. Given their length and difficulty of converting them to wiki format, they are presented here in downloadable PDF. | |summary=John C. Bennett material is in three draft chapters. Given their length and difficulty of converting them to wiki format, they are presented here in downloadable PDF. | ||
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