Polygyny

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it refers to marriage in which one common husband is engaged in marital ties with more than one wife.

  • Features of such societies – hunter gathers, frequent warfare, primitive agri, horticulture & high role of women in subsistence 
  • Example – The Baiga, Naga, Gonds & Toda, Naga 
    • In Pre independent Bengal, practice of Hypergamy leas to polygyny 
    • More wives in Nagas → status symbol → heroism 
    • More women → ↑ child → more labour i.e Economic pragmatism ; African tribes & central Indian tribes like Santhal
  • Types of Polygyny
    • Sororal Polygyny 
    • Non Sororal Polygyny 

Sororal Polygyny

Marriage in which a man is married to two nor more sisters. 

Non Sororal Polygyny

Marriage in which wives are not related as sisters. 

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