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Of course, this applies only if the polygynous marriages are exclusive. I find it in any case hard to imagine how to support four or more wives not just financi
by captainmuon 9y ago
Of course, this applies only if the polygynous marriages are exclusive. I find it in any case hard to imagine how to support four or more wives not just financialy, but also emotionally by myself (unless you think of them as just property). Most people spend hardly enough time with their one spouse.
One could imagine that actually polyamourous marriages would reduce violence in such a country. Why don't let your fifth wife be happy when you are busy with the others, or doing warlord stuff... I imagine people thought modern contraception would remove a lot of social norms and taboos around sex and marriage, but that didn't happen. I guess some things die hard.
- a2tech 9y agoYou'll find from the article that in many cases the wives work at some task and the husband takes the money. So supporting them isn't entirely one sided (ie the husband isn't entirely providing). So you could look at wives in a lot of these cases as productive assets-they work, they provide you with children and raise them, and since they have no/little legal rights you can treat them however you want.
- swombat 9y agoPolyamory (mentioned by captainmuon) is a universe away from what's described in the article. I recommend reading the book "Sex At Dawn" for a thorough (if somewhat evangelical) dive into polyamory (as opposed to polygamy or monogamy), and how it has been used throughout human history and prehistory to construct stable societies with strong social bonds.