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Polygyny (/pəˈlɪdʒɪni/) is a form of
polygamy entailing the
marriage of a man to
several women. The term
polygyny is from
Neoclassical Gr**** πολυγυνία...
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allows Muslim men to be
married to
multiple women (a
practice known as
polygyny). Men can have up to four
wives at a time
according to the
islamic jurisprudence...
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Polygyny (/pəˈlɪdʒɪni/; from Neo-Gr**** πολυγυνία, from πολύ- (polú-) 'many', and γυνή (gunḗ) 'woman, wife') is a
mating system in
which one male lives...
- 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...
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Christian views on the Old Covenant. This
debate focuses almost exclusively on
polygyny (one man
having more than one wife) and not
polyandry (one
woman having...
- Polygamy,
including polygyny, is
outlawed in India.
While it was not
prohibited in
Ancient India and was
common among aristocrats and emperors, it is believed...
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polygyny threshold model is an
explanation of
polygyny, the
mating of one male of a
species with more than one female. The
model shows how females...
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arranged marriage,
forced marriage,
polygamy marriage,
polyandry marriage,
polygyny marriage,
group marriage,
coverture marriage,
child marriage,
cousin marriage...
- individuals.
Marriage is an act of
Islam and is
strongly recommended.
Polygyny is
permitted in
Islam under some conditions, but
polyandry is forbidden...
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world noted, 186 were monogamous; 453 had
occasional polygyny; 588 had more
frequent polygyny; and 4 had polyandry. (This does not take into account...
