Polygyny

The novel, “A Thousand Splendid Suns”, by Khaled Hosseini, shows the cultural aspects of religion in many different ways. The novel starts in the 1960’s, outside of Herat, in Afghanistan, where a young girl named Mariam lives. She is one of the main characters of the story along with a girl named Laila. Mariam and Laila are both a generation apart who have formed a strong bond, which brought them together by war, loss and by fate. When Mariam’s mother commits suicide, her father Jalil took her…

belief, which Muslims can have more than one spouse, is an inaccurate information. There are two types of polygamy; one is polygyny, in which a man can marry more than one woman, and another is polyandry, where a woman is able to marry more than a single man. In Islamic society, polygyny is allowed under certain conditions, whereas polyandry is completely prohibited. Polygyny is not a rule but an exception. While monogamy is the basis for normal relationships, polygamy is only allowed in cases…

In his book Gender in World History, Peter N Stearns articulates how patriarchy was established, how cultural contacts changed it, how that system impacted women then and what that means for women today. This is shown by Western Europe’s gender roles and religion as well as their impacts on Native Americans and the Middle East. In Western Europe, patriarchy is already established because of Christianity and Catholicism. Thus when they went to places like America and the Middle East they brought…

always been a big deal in a lot of religions because it is the union of two lives. The main purpose of marriage in the Islamic culture is to preserve their values by marrying others with the same religion which is why Muslims are allowed to practice polygyny. The Qur’an states that a man is allowed to have multiple wives if they are all treated equally. Judaism marriage rituals include a marriage contract that is signed by two witnesses and the breaking of glass. The glass symbolizes the…

history people have been using polygamy to achieve our principal and most basic goal as a species: reproduction. Against the common belief, the word polygamy includes every kind of relations that involve more than one spouse, which includes the terms polygyny (many wives, one husband), polyandry (many husbands, one wife), and group marriages (many husbands and wives). Polygamy does not achieve perversion; polygamy is a way to connect with others and form special and unique bonds. Polygamy has…

A crucial element to ensuring the success of America’s future is to improve the living conditions for our citizens of today, so we may pave a better path for our citizens of tomorrow. It would extremely difficult to find a person who would argue that our culture provides universal opportunities for everyone. As American citizens, it is our duty to work towards a better future for all. In order to improve quality of life, it is imperative to analyze the demographics of different races and age…

Chapter 7: Old World Monkeys: The Leaf Eating Colobines Primate evolution of old world monkeys was carried out through adaptive replacement of successful species according to the fossil record. The old world monkeys are located in some parts of Africa and Asia, however their ancestors once inhabited Europe and Africa. Their distinguishable features from new world monkeys are their “downward-turned noses, flattened nails rather than claw-like, flexible thumbs, and a variety of bodily decorations…

According to Columbia University in the City of New York (2016), ethnography or field research is: A sociological method that explores how people live and makes sense of their lives with one another in particular places. The focus might be on a people and the meaning they produce through everyday interactions, or places, and the organizational logics that guide our activities. (para. 1). Ethnography is vital for the study of Anthropology because in order for an Anthropologist to understand how…

Have you ever questioned your faith? Ever truly disagreed with the rules or words being preached to you? What if you had to choose a religion that was a life or death situation? How could you possible commit yourself to a religion for the rest of your life? Religions are complex literature works that incorporate types of rules, tradition, and culture. The messages spread by Christianity, Buddhism, and Islamic religions were all written down after the messengers of their God’s deaths. How do we…

viewed as being the “father” though in some regions only the eldest brother gets called father and the younger ones are called “father’s brother” (Goldstein, 1987: 1). Tibetan society however does recognise other forms of marriage with monogamy and polygyny (marriage of one man to more than one woman) being common. Traditionally this form of marriage (fraternal polyandry) was typically arranged by parents with females especially having little to no say, as was the case in many other arranged…