Polygamy : a cross-cultural analysis /

"Polygamy: A Cross-cultural Analysis provides an examination and analysis of historical and contemporary polygamy. It outlines polygamy's place in anthropological theory and its rich sociocultural diversity in countries ranging from the USA and UK to Malaysia, India, regions of Africa and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zeitzen, Miriam Koktvedgaard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York, NY : Berg, 2008.
Temas:
Polygamy > Cross-cultural studies.
Polygamy > History.
Polygamie > Études transculturelles.
Polygamie > Histoire.
Social theory.
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Marriage & Family.
Polygamy
Polygamie
Kulturvergleich
Anthropologie
Electronic books.
Cross-cultural studies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Forms of polygamy
  • Foundations of polygamy
  • Theories of polygamy
  • Muslim polygyny in Malaysia
  • Christian polygamy in the USA
  • Hindu polyandry in India
  • Polygamy and gender
  • Polygamy and modernity
  • Polygamy in contemporary societies.

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