The Routledge Handbook of Mormonism and Gender is an outstanding
reference source to this controversial subject area. Since its
founding in 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
has engaged gender in surprising ways. LDS practice of polygamy in
the nineteenth century both fueled rhetoric of patriarchal rule as
well as gave polygamous wives greater autonomy than their
monogamous peers. The tensions over women's autonomy continued
after polygamy was abandoned and defined much of the twentieth
century. In the 1970s, 1990s, and 2010s, Mormon feminists came into
direct confrontation with the male Mormon hierarchy. These public
clashes produced some reforms, but fell short of accomplishing full
equality. LGBT Mormons have a similar history. These movements are
part of the larger story of how Mormonism has managed changing
gender norms in a global context. Comprising over forty chapters by
a team of international contributors the Handbook is divided into
four parts: * Methodological issues * Historical approaches *
Social scientific approaches * Theological approaches. These
sections examine central issues, debates, and problems, including:
agency, feminism, sexuality and sexual ethics, masculinity, queer
studies, plural marriage, homosexuality, race, scripture, gender
and the priesthood, the family, sexual violence, and identity. The
Routledge Handbook of Mormonism and Gender is essential reading for
students and researchers in religious studies, gender studies, and
women's studies. The Handbook will also be very useful for those in
related fields, such as cultural studies, politics, anthropology,
and sociology.
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