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Answer 1

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Polygamy (from Late Greek πολυγαμία, polygamía, "state of marriage to many spouses")[1][2][3][4] is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at a time, sociologists call this polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, it is called polyandry. If a marriage includes multiple husbands and wives, it can be called a group marriage.

In contrast, monogamy is marriage consisting of only two parties. Like "monogamy", the term "polygamy" is often used in a de facto sense, applied regardless of whether the state recognizes the relationship.[n 1] In sociobiology and zoology, researchers use polygamy in a broad sense to mean any form of multiple mating.

Worldwide, different societies variously encourage, accept or outlaw polygamy. Of societies which allow or tolerate polygamy, in the vast majority of cases the form accepted is polygyny. According to the Ethnographic Atlas (1998), of 1,231 societies noted, 588 had frequent polygyny, 453 had occasional polygyny, 186 were monogamous and 4 had polyandry;[5] although more recent research suggests polyandry may be more common than previously thought.[6] From a religious point of view, "The bible shows over 36 named men who had more than one wife. "[7]In cultures which practice polygamy, its prevalence among that population is often connected to class and socioeconomic status.[8]

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Answer 2

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polygamy, has two forms, namely,

• polygyny (marriage of a man to several women at a time)

• polyandry (marriage of a woman to several men at a time).

ii) Polygyny: Islam, on the other hand, has allowed polygyny. A Muslim man can have as many as four wives at a time, provided all are treated as equals. It seems that polygynous unions have been restricted to a small percentage of Muslims, namely the rich and the powerful.

iii) Polyandry: Polyandry is even less common than polygyny.

• The Toda of the Nilgiris in Tamil Nādu,

• The Khasa of Jaunsar Bawar in Dehradun district of Uttaranchal

• The North Indian castes practice polyandry