Polygamy (from Late Greek πολυγαμία polygamía, "state of marriage to many spouses") is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married...
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Polygamy (called plural marriage by Latter-day Saints in the 19th century or the Principle by modern fundamentalist practitioners of polygamy) was practiced...
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The legal status of polygamy varies widely around the world. Polygyny is legal in 58 out of nearly 200 sovereign states, the vast majority of them being...
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Polygamy is "the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time." Polygamy has been practiced by many cultures throughout...
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Polygyny (redirect from Economics of polygamy)
Polygyny (/pəˈlɪdʒɪni/) is a form of polygamy entailing the marriage of a man to several women. The term polygyny is from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία...
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Polygamy was outlawed in federal territories by the Edmunds Act, and there are laws against the practice in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia...
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Polygamy in India may refer to: Polygyny in India Polyandry in India This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Polygamy in India...
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Polygamy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or plural marriage, is generally believed to have originated with the founder of Mormonism...
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Sister Wives (category Works about polygamy in Mormonism)
until October 17, 2010. The broadcast of Sister Wives came at a time when polygamy and multiple marriages were prevalent topics in American pop culture. Big...
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founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, privately taught and practiced polygamy. After Smith's death in 1844, the church he established splintered into...
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Escaping Polygamy is an American docudrama television series that premiered on December 30, 2014, on LMN. The show now airs on Lifetime (TV & online),...
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Polygamy in Africa has existed throughout the history of Africa. Polygamy, particularly polygyny, is a highly valued social institution in Africa. Polygamy...
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Polygamy is the practice of having more than one spouse at the same time. Specifically, polygyny is the practice of one man taking more than one wife while...
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than one wife. Nigeria is part of the "polygamy belt", a region in West Africa and Central Africa where polygamy is common and deeply rooted in the culture...
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Secrets of Polygamy is an American documentary series on A&E, surrounding the subject of various Mormon fundamentalist groups that follow polygamy. The series...
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Monogamy (redirect from Serial polygamy)
be serial monogamy, contrasts with various forms of non-monogamy (e.g., polygamy or polyamory). More generally, the term is used to describe the behavioral...
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Turkey is a predominantly Muslim nation that has abolished polygamy, which was officially criminalized with the adoption of the Turkish Civil Code in 1926...
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Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (category Mormonism and polygamy)
sect of the fundamentalist Mormon denominations whose members practice polygamy. It is variously defined as a cult, a sect, or a new religious movement...
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Polygamy in Pakistan is legally permissible, according to the law of 1961, but restricted to Muslim men, who may have a maximum of four wives at one time...
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Lost boys (Mormon fundamentalism) (redirect from Lost Boys of Polygamy)
Kent, Stephen A. (2006). "A Matter of Principle: Fundamentalist Mormon Polygamy, Children, and Human Rights Debates". Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative...
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Polygyny in Islam (redirect from Polygamy in Islam)
islamic jurisprudence. The verse most commonly referred to with the topic of polygamy is verse 3 of Surah 4 An-Nisa (Women). A translation by Yusuf Ali is shown...
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Polygamy in Morocco is legal, but very uncommon due to restrictions that were introduced by the government in 2004 that mandated financial qualifications...
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Bigamy (category Polygamy law)
imperial edict to extend the ban on polygamy to Jewish communities. In 1000, Rabbi Gershom ben Judah ruled polygamy inadmissible within Ashkenazi Jewish...
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that had been contracted in other countries. Under Russian law, de facto polygamy or multiple cohabitation in and of itself is not a crime. Due to the imbalance...
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Polygamy in Utah is covered by these articles: Polygamy in North America Mormonism and polygamy Current state of polygamy in the Latter Day Saint movement...
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allows men to acquire more land shares, property, wealth, and children. Polygamy is seen to be economically profitable and can increase societal influence...
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James Oler (section Polygamy trial in Canada)
practicing polygamist. The polygamy case brought against Oler is considered[by whom?] "the first major test of Canada's polygamy law." As of 2014, he is...
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Polygamy was officially criminalized in Vietnam during the 1950s, with a lengthy prison sentence as punishment. Polygamy is reportedly no longer practiced...
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Winston Blackmore (section Canadian polygamy case)
anti-polygamy law and succeeded in removing specific references to Mormons in the law.[citation needed] Blackmore is also related to anti-polygamy activists...
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