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Record 1 2012-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Anthropology
  • Demography
CONT

Sororal polygyny, in which the cowives are sisters, is often the preferred form because sisters are thought to be more mutually supportive and less argumentative than nonsiblings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Anthropologie
  • Démographie
DEF

Polygynie dans laquelle deux ou plusieurs sœurs épousent le même homme.

CONT

[...] Granet montre que ce sororat est ce qui persiste d'une coutume féodale, la polygynie sororale, qui voulait que l'homme s'unît en mariage avec deux ou plusieurs sœurs.

CONT

Dans le cas de mariages polygames, lorsque les différentes co-épouses sont sœurs on a affaire à de la polygynie adelphique.

Spanish

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