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Polygamy

By: Kevin, Tony and Said


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Introduction

What is Polygamy?

Polygamy is a marriage whichincludes more than two partners


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Forms o Polygamy

! man married to more than one wieat a time is calledpolygyny

! woman married to more than onehus"and at a time is called

polyandry

I a marriage includes multiplehus"ands and wives, it is called

group marriage#


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$onogamy

$onogamy is a marriage consistingo only two individuals


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In%&lass '(periement

!nonymous in%class )uestionnaireregarding the topic o Polygamy


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The Structure o a Polygamist *elationship

http:++www#youtu"e#com+watch?v'Bd-p.m/0!


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Polygamy vs# 1ay $arriage

In 0334, &anada passed thelegislation to allow same%se(partners+marriages

Since then, $ormons polygamistsand some $uslims, as well as some

academic and social commentatorsare arguing to alter the de5nition omarriage


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6istory o Polygamy

Polygamy is a practice that has "eenongoing throughout history and is stillpracticed all over the world $ost predominately in countries li7e !rica and

$ormon communities in !merica

8ates "ac7 to the 9ld Testament o theBi"le, and was practiced rom leading5gures including !"raham, 8avid andSolomon


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Islam Point o iew

Polygamy is conditionalon theo"servance o several actors andcircumstances#

I the man is not competent enoughto satisy all o them, then he will not"e eligi"le to ta7e more than one

wie#


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What i the woman

doesn;t agree or theman didn;t ollow the

conditions?


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What i? There are some men "y nature need more than one

wie and their wives have no pro"lem with polygamy?

There are women who have no pro"lem in marrying a

man already having a wie especially i a marriage isin their interest#

$onogamy is not


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&onditions and the disadvantages:

Islam allows polygamy on somecondition and here are some o them:

># The wies@ has no o"


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8isadvantages:

The ollowing are the ma


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&hristianity Point o view:

$ost people today view polygamy as immoralwhile the Bi"le nowhere e(plicitly condemnsit#

1od may have allowed polygamy:a) to protect and provide for the women who could not

nd a husband

b) living in a polygamist household was far better than

the alternatives: Slavery, Prostitution, or Starvationc) polygamy enabled a much faster expansion of

humanity, fullling Gods command to be fruitfuland increase in number! multiply on the earth"#Genesis $:%)&


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Why did 1od allow polygamy in the9ld Testament?

There are a ew 7ey actors to consider:

First, while there are slightly more Females than

males Second, warare in ancient times was especially

"rutal, with an incredi"ly high rate o atality#

Third, it was nearly impossi"le or an unmarried

woman to provide or hersel#


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Why $onogamy is "etter#

The Bi"le says that 1od;s originalintention was or: one man to "e married to only one woman:

EFor this reason a man will leave his atherand mother and "e united to his wie notwivesG, and they will "ecome one Hesh notHeshesG 1enesis 0:0J@#

While 1enesis 0:0J is descri"ing whatmarriage is, rather than how many people areinvolved, the consistent use o the singularshould "e noted


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'(amples o Polygamy

Polygamy in &hristianity Solomon had A33 wives and 33 concu"ines

Polygamy in !rica &hildren a orm o wealth

Polygamy in animals

Bottle nose dolphins Cions


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!dvantages o Polygamy

1reater num"er o oLspring Passing down genes

!dditional income $en:

Prestige

'conomic sta"ility

Se(ual companionship Women:

Shared la"or "urden

!"ility to ocus on wor7

8i d t


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8isadvantages oPolygamy

6armul eLects towards women andchildren Cow sel% esteem

8epression Se(ual diseases

Behavioural and developmental pro"lems

Cow marital satisaction $ay lac7 a"ility to see7 employment

Incest, se(ual assault, statutory rape, andailure to pay child support crimes


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8isadvantages o Polygamy &ont#

6armul eLects towards men &ause rom psychological pro"lems with men

rom polygamous amilies

'(# alcoholism, a"use, criminalMetc 'ducation

*atio o availa"le males to emaless7ewed

Ine)uality "etween males and emales In marriages with polygyny, men are a"usive

to wives

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