In social anthropology, polygamy is the practice of marriage to more than one husband or wife (according to the sex of the person concerned). This is in contrast with the practice of monogamy that has only one husband or wife.
There are three forms of polygamy; polygyny (a man having multiple wives at once, polyandry (a woman having several husbands at once), and the wedding group (English: group marriage, which is the combination of polygyny and polyandry). The three forms of polygamy are found in history, However polygamy is the most common form.
Although allowed in some cultures, polygamy is opposed by some, especially feminists who strongly oppose polygamy, since they regard polygamy as a form of oppression to women.
The fact that polygamy is often regarded by almost all women as oppression is a clear wrong opinion. Polygamy is fairness and allowed by the religion (Islam). Women should be fully aware that polygamy is a right of a man and is obviously clear that it’s more beneficial to the development of the number of mankind in the future. The opposition to polygamy is clearly an apparent opposition to the destiny of human life. Polygamy is an honorable decision of a man who wants to be responsible for another woman in a good way too, which is legally married according to religious law.
Islam essentially ‘allows’ a man to have more than one wife (polygamy). Islam ‘allows’ a married man up to four wives on condition that the husband should be able to do ‘justice’ to all his wives. Polygamy in Islam both in law and practice, applied varies in each country with a majority Muslim population. in Indonesia there is a law that tightens rules for civil servants to practice polygamy, and is in the discourse to apply to the general public. Tunisia was the example of the Arab countries where polygamy is not allowed.
There are three forms of polygamy; polygyny (a man having multiple wives at once, polyandry (a woman having several husbands at once), and the wedding group (English: group marriage, which is the combination of polygyny and polyandry). The three forms of polygamy are found in history, However polygamy is the most common form.
Although allowed in some cultures, polygamy is opposed by some, especially feminists who strongly oppose polygamy, since they regard polygamy as a form of oppression to women.
The fact that polygamy is often regarded by almost all women as oppression is a clear wrong opinion. Polygamy is fairness and allowed by the religion (Islam). Women should be fully aware that polygamy is a right of a man and is obviously clear that it’s more beneficial to the development of the number of mankind in the future. The opposition to polygamy is clearly an apparent opposition to the destiny of human life. Polygamy is an honorable decision of a man who wants to be responsible for another woman in a good way too, which is legally married according to religious law.
Islam essentially ‘allows’ a man to have more than one wife (polygamy). Islam ‘allows’ a married man up to four wives on condition that the husband should be able to do ‘justice’ to all his wives. Polygamy in Islam both in law and practice, applied varies in each country with a majority Muslim population. in Indonesia there is a law that tightens rules for civil servants to practice polygamy, and is in the discourse to apply to the general public. Tunisia was the example of the Arab countries where polygamy is not allowed.
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