Miriam Koktvedgaard Zeitzen

Polygamy

A Cross-Cultural Analysis

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Forms of plural marriage, or polygamy, are practiced within most of the world's cultures and religions

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 349g
• ISBN-13: 9781845202217
• ISBN-10: 184520221X
• Artikelnr.: 23309925

Autorenporträt

Miriam Zeitzen is an independent scholar.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Defining PolygamyChapter 1. Forms of PolygamyChapter 2. Foundations
of PolygamyChapter 3. Polygamy in Anthropological Theory Part II: Polygamy
Cross-CulturallyChapter 4. Muslim Polygyny in MalaysiaChapter 5. Christian
Polygyny in the USAChapter 6. Hindu Polyandry in IndiaPart III: Polygamy in
Contemporary SocietiesChapter 7. Polygamy and GenderChapter 8. Polygamy and
ModernityChapter 9. Polygamy in Contemporary SocietiesPart IV: References