Polygamy
Subtitle: a cross-cultural analysis
By: Miriam Koktvedgaard Zeitzen.
Publisher: Berg
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781845202200; 9781845202217
Subjects: Polygamy -- Cross-cultural studies; Polygamy -- History
Description: "Polygamy: A Cross-cultural Analysis provides an examination and analysis of historical and contemporary polygamy. It outlines polygamy's place in anthropological theory and its rich sociocultural diversity in countries ranging from the USA and UK to Malaysia, India, regions of Africa and Tibet. Polygamy also addresses often difficult and controversial issues facing modern polygamists, such as prejudice, HIV/AIDS and women's emancipation."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Forms of polygamy; title: Foundations of polygamy; title: Theories of polygamy; title: Muslim polygyny in Malaysia; title: Christian polygamy in the USA; title: Hindu polyandry in India; title: Polygamy and gender; title: Polygamy and modernity; title: Polygamy in contemporary societies.