How did the first sexual revolution influence Mormonism?
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Channel: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) · 2012 · Education
Faramerz Dabhoiwala, author of The Origins of Sex, discusses how the first sexual revolution -- that of the 18th century -- impacted the decision of the founders of Mormonism to adopt polygamy. Faramerz Dabhoiwala is lecturer, tutor, and Senior Fellow in Modern History at Exeter College, University of Oxford, and is a member of the Royal Historical Society. Learn more here: http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/HealthMindBody/?view=usa&ci=9780199892419
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