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Polygamy

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Polygamy is the practice of having multiple spouses at the same time. It is frequently used to refer specifically to a man having multiple wives, though that practice is more accurately called polygyny.


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1. Anti-Polygamy.org - Refuting arguments commonly used against polygamy. Showing the unjustness of stereotyping polygamists as being in cults, abusive, and other.
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2. Cultural Practices in Conflict with Canadian Law - Recognizing existing polygamous marriages of immigrants and providing spouses with the benefits and entitlements normally available to spouses defined by Canadian law is an outstanding issue.
3. A Brief History of Polygamy in Southern Africa - Attempts to estimate how common polygamy was in southern African rural society in the 1800's.
4. Kinship and Social Organization - Features articles and outlines of marriage customs among different societies, which also include information about polygyny.
5. Legalize Polygamy - Short article on how polygamy would benefit us, in a secular view point. How polygamy would evolve us to higher levels.
6. Monogamy as a Prisoners' Dilemma - Non-monogamy as a collective action problem. The benefits and disadvantages of different forms of marriage.
7. Montesquieu: The Spirit of Laws - Article explaining that the law of polygamy is an affair that depends on calculation.
8. On the Economics of Polygyny - Unpublished paper from Ted Bergstrom exploring the prevalence and viability of polygamy in various societies. [Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader]
9. Polygamy - Types of Polygamy, Polygamy Worldwide, Patterns of Occurrence, Polygamy and Religion, Legal Situation, and The Case of Mormonism.
10. Polygamy at Beliefnet - Articles and opinions on polygamy. Registered users can share their personal thoughts about the issue.
11. Polygamy.com - Includes information, personals, arguments as to why polygamy might be beneficial to women, and articles.
12. Polygamy: Another Lovestyle - Intellectual article by Deborah Anapol about polygamy and monogamy.
13. Polygyny Is Already A Practice - Article about polygamy in Africa, before and after the arrival of the colonizers and Christianity.
14. Pro-Polygamy.com - Provides the media and others with op-eds, press releases and articles from the pro-polygamy view. Gives email-alerts and offers access to a polygamy advocate to interview.
15. Query On Reasons For Polygamy - A student's query regarding the differing interpretations for the cultural reasons for polygyny.
16. Question of Polygamy - Article tackling the important question of polygamy.
17. The Economics of Love and Marriage - Professor David Friedman's essay exploring economic issues affecting polygamy.
18. Urantia Book: Plural Marriages - The evolution of marriage and plural marriages.

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