Polygamy: A Cross-cultural Analysis

by Miriam Koktvedgaard Zeitzen (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2008

  $50.62

  Forms of plural marriage, or polygamy, are practiced within most of the world's cultures and religions. The amazing variation, versatility and adaptability of polygamy underscore that it is not just an exotic non-Western practice, but also exists in Western societies. This work offers an overview of the often misunderstood institution of polygamy.

• New

  Hardcover
  2008

  $184.07

  Forms of plural marriage, or polygamy, are practiced within most of the world's cultures and religions. This work examines and analyses historical and contemporary polygamy. It also outlines polygamy's place in anthropological theory and its sociocultural diversity in countries ranging from the USA and UK to Malaysia, India, and Tibet.