Polygamy

Although the practice of polygamy appears to promote inequality between men and women, it is important to contextualize it within the time frame that it first began. Polygamy was a widely common practice during the time of Muhammad, but it was not just among Muslim’s; it was also practiced by Christians and Jews. During Muhammad’s time, numerous battles…

Joseph Smith played a pivotal role in the Mormon faith as its founder. His upbringing greatly influenced his achievements during the 1830s and 1840s. The Second Great Awakening, a religious revival movement during the early 19th century in the United States, also influenced Smith, in turn, compelling him to believe he was needed for significant religious duties. Joseph Smith’s Church of Christ had many beliefs outside the norm and practiced many ideas that were not considered acceptable by…

of society. In the show called “Sister Wives”, which follows a man named Cody, who has 4 wives and 17 children. We get to view how a polygamist family lives. The family practices a form of polygamy called polygyny, where the man has multiple wives. Although…

family member must take on certain qualities to properly take on the role of a particular family member. Polygamy, a practice in which the man of the household has more than one wife simultaneously, is practiced by the Ibo culture and contributes to the ranking within a family structure. The Ibo culture consists of set expectations for each individual family member along with the practice of polygamy. Gender dominance and inequalities has greatly evolved in western civilization, as women have…

with a God complex. He claimed he was a prophet of God, used his social status to gain control over the people of Nauvoo, and led them into what became the fastest growing religion in America: Mormonism. He experienced “revelations” that led him to polygamy, The Book of Mormons, freemason rituals, and ultimately his demise. On his eighteenth birthday, Joseph Smith claimed that he was visited by an angel in the woods that told him of a book that he would one day write. That book was to become…

that they already have sufficient power, and that women choose to support the oppressive cultural norms of African society. This is seen in Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter, which stresses the equality of women by addressing issues such as unequal pay, polygamy, and the objectification of women as sexual beings. One example of the inequality of men and women in African society is the prevailing gender wage gap. The gap in Africa ranges from 15% to 17%, depending on the country, which is lower…

There is no doubt that there has been an unjust control and treatment towards women throughout history. Not only as individuals, but also by their spouse in marriage. In order to understand why the monster of oppression towards women came about, it is also necessary to understand how life was for women in different parts of the world, as well as tracing their corresponding time periods all the way to current time. There are records of marriage as early as 2350 BC in Mesopotamia. Love was not the…

Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart, he exhibits the treatment of the women in a village called Umofia. Women are thought of as inferior and often disrespected. The women are subjected to physical abuse and treated like property through the practice of polygamy and the usage of sexist slurs. However, despite the poor treatment, women still have important positions in society. The men of Umofia physically abuse the women by beating them and asserting their dominance over the women, and the…

Without the documentation of events and cultures which occurred and thrived in times before our own, little to nothing would be understood in the present, especially with respect to cause and effect. Why does one believe the earth is round?, and how does one distinguish right from wrong, extending further than trial and error? Many subjects have been taught to the general populous of the western world many years predating technology. Regions of the world itself were discovered by adventurous…

I asked my father why my grandfather never send any of them to school, my father will tell me that back then, Gambia did not have western education system like it is today. He said Gambia was still under colonial rule and the only western school system in the country was centered in the capital city and not in the villages. Secondly, back in those days western education was not seen as a requirement to hold a chieftaincy position or to be a district leader of once territory. There was no…