polygynous marriage
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Polygynous marriage is when one man is legally married to multiple women at the same time, a practice that is legal in some parts of the world and illegal in others as shown by the map. It matters because it raises important questions about marriage law, religious practices, and women's rights that differ significantly depending on where someone lives.
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- Incidence
- Cause and explanation
- Augmenting division of labor
- Desire for progeny
- Economic burden
- Libido
- Enslavement of women
- Findings
- Violence
- Effects on women
- Disease
- Criticism
- Premodern era
- By country
- Africa
- Kenya
- Nigeria
- Malawi
- South Africa
- Somalia
- Mozambique
- Australia
- Asia
- India
- China
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
- Yemen
- Europe
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Russia
- Serbia
- United Kingdom
- The Americas
- Chile
- North America
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Christianity
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Judaism
- In nature
- See also
- Notes
- Explanatory notes
- Biblical verses
- Sources
- Citations
- Further reading
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thumb|Rua Kenana Hepetipa|Rua Kenana and four of his wives Polygyny () is a form of polygamy entailing the marriage of a man to several women. The term polygyny is from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία (); .