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A type of polygamous marriage wherein a husband can take many wives at the same time.

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Answered by alinakincsem
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Thanks for the question. Please find the answer below:


Polygamy is the form of marriage in which a man or a woman can have more than one wives or husbands at the same time.


Polygyny is the form of polygamous marriage wherein a husband can take many wives at the same time. Polygyny is allowed in Islam as in Islam a man can keep four wives at a time. This form of marriage is practiced in Muslim states like Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan etc.




Answered by hotelcalifornia
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Polygyny is a type of polygamous marriage  wherein a husband can take many wives at the same time.

Explanation:

  • The custom of marrying multiple spouses is polygamy (the "condition of marriage for many spouses").
  • Sociologists label in polygyny when a man is married to more than a single wife at the time.
  • When a woman is in a marital relationship to more than a single husband at a time, it is termed polyandry.
  • Among animist and Islamic communities among Western Africa, polygamy is very widespread.
  • Almost 47% of marriages are known to include multiple partners in Senegal.
  • For example. It is still relatively severe in many Arab countries; it is about 30 percent among the Bedouin inhabitants of Israel.

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Which of the following tribes practice polygyny ?

(A) Masai

(B) Yakuba

(C) Rebeca

(D) Yasin​

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