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General Where are the roots of Monogamy Onlyism?

NickF

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I know many of us here have researched this topic. I'd like to do a deeper dive into it. Can anybody offer some books, resources, links to articles? I'm hoping to get some good citations for the next portion of my book. First part is over 100 pages, going to get thinned a bit, and fleshed out in places, but I'm guessing between 80 and 125 pages when finished. Second portion will be a bit shorter, but not by much.

@PeteR I'm sure you have a stack of suggestions
 
NVIII said:
You are familiar with this thread? Some good discussion and resources there. It's where I always return when I want to refresh my thinking on this topic.
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There's a lot of very insightful information and links to additional sources in that thread. Well worth checking out.
 
NickF said:
I know many of us here have researched this topic. I'd like to do a deeper dive into it. Can anybody offer some books, resources, links to articles? I'm hoping to get some good citations for the next portion of my book. First part is over 100 pages, going to get thinned a bit, and fleshed out in places, but I'm guessing between 80 and 125 pages when finished. Second portion will be a bit shorter, but not by much.

@PeteR I'm sure you have a stack of suggestions
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Footnotes in Prince of Sumba by Don Milton.
The Western Case for Monogamy over Polygamy by John Witte Jr (Cambridge Series... very good exposing the MO and Greco-Roman connection)

Two best scholarly sources... then reading some of the church 'fathers.'... Tertullian De Monogamia,. .. happy to talk, give me a holler.
 
Also, if anybody has PDF or digitally searchable source documents, it would save me HOURS of work if you could email them to me. PM for email address, I would be deeply appreciative.

I'm compiling a digital library, and would be happy to share my compilation with anybody interested. Catie is helping me pull free digital versions off the internet, clean them up and print as PDFs for easier use and archival purposes.
 
NickF said:
I know many of us here have researched this topic. I'd like to do a deeper dive into it. Can anybody offer some books, resources, links to articles? I'm hoping to get some good citations for the next portion of my book. First part is over 100 pages, going to get thinned a bit, and fleshed out in places, but I'm guessing between 80 and 125 pages when finished. Second portion will be a bit shorter, but not by much.

@PeteR I'm sure you have a stack of suggestions
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Ancient Society, by Louis Henry Morgan, deals with the topic without belaboring it.
 
NickF said:
Also, if anybody has PDF or digitally searchable source documents, it would save me HOURS of work if you could email them to me. PM for email address, I would be deeply appreciative.

I'm compiling a digital library, and would be happy to share my compilation with anybody interested. Catie is helping me pull free digital versions off the internet, clean them up and print as PDFs for easier use and archival purposes.
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Have you seen the "books" page on the main website? It has links to ebooks of several key references.

Books :: Concrete

A selection of books with more information on Christian plural marriage and related topics.
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In particular, I recommend "The History and Philosophy of Marriage", it's a brief introduction but a good one. We've actually got that on the website as a pdf for reading online or downloading - right-click on the document to download:

The History and Philosophy of Marriage :: Concrete

A treatise from 1869 comparing monogamy and polygamy from a Christian perspective.
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One of the first places I looked. Have that book in print on my desk. Thanks!
 
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