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polygyny 1. the practice or condition of being married to more than one wife at the same time 2. the practice in animals of a male mating with more than one female during one breeding season 3. the condition in flowers of having many carpels How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Grossman explores the ban against polygyny for Ashkenazic Jewry, attributed to R. As a condition of their conversion, the Kholwa community (those who had converted to European-based sects of Christianity) renounced many traditionalist Zulu cultural practices including lobola, polygyny, and the wearing of traditionalist-style clothing. To maintain the purity of one's family lineage, female virginity and sexual fidelity were and still are stressed for women, whereas men were and still are generously allowed the varieties of prostitution, polygyny, and other forms of sexual explorations. |
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