The secret lives of saints : child brides and lost boys in a polygamous Mormon sect / Daphne Bramham.

The secret lives of saints : child brides and lost boys in a polygamous Mormon sect / Daphne Bramham.

By
Bramham, Daphne.

Publication Date
2008

Publication Information
[Toronto] : Random House Canada,

Physical Description
464 p. : ill., facsim., geneal. table, ports.

Subject Term
Latter Day Saint fundamentalism.
 
Polygamy -- Canada.
 
Child sexual abuse -- British Columbia.
 
Freedom of religion.

Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary
The Secret Lives of Saints paints a troubling portrait of an extreme religious sect. These zealous believers impose severe and often violent restrictions on women, deprive children of education and opt instead to school them in the tenets of their faith, defy the law and move freely and secretly over international borders. They punish dissent with violence and even death. No, this sect is not the Taliban, but North America's fundamentalist Mormons.

Language
English

ISBN
9780307355881


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