polygamy
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- Biological and social distinctions
- Forms
- Polygyny
- Incidence
- Types of polygyny
- Household organization
- Polyandry
- Incidence
- Types
- Serial monogamy
- Group marriage
- Scientific and prehistorical perspectives
- Religious attitudes towards polygamy
- Buddhism
- Celtic traditions
- Christianity
- Roman Catholic Church
- Lutheran Church
- Anglican Communion
- Latter Day Saint movement
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)
- Mormon fundamentalism
- Community of Christ
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Judaism
- Zoroastrianism
- Legal status
- International law
- Canada
- Russia
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Indonesia
- See also
- Notes
- References
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thumb|Four Rajput wives of Ranjit Singh perform sati, detail from a painting of the funeral of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ca.1840
Polygamy (from Late Greek , "state of marriage to many spouses") is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at the same time, it is called polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at the same time, it is called polyandry. In contrast, in sociobiology and zoology, researchers use "polygamy" more broadly to refer to any form of multiple mating.