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The 12 Muslim majority states in Nigeria's north where polygamy is legal. Under civil law, Nigeria does not recognize polygamous unions. [1] However, 12 out of the 36 Nigerian states recognize polygamous marriages as being equivalent to monogamous marriages. All twelve states are governed by Sharia law.
In South Africa and Nigeria, polygamy is a common practice [7] [8] and the novel, written by an author familiar with this system of multiple wives, [9] deals with the cultural pressures on the infertile and impotent within a polygamous society, [10] as well as with the universal themes of rape, domestic abuse marital property rights, girls ...
The Longuda are primarily polygamous.The different dialects of the Longuda people perform marriage rites differently. Traditionally, a young man courting a woman invited his friends on the night he wished to take her as his bride, without her prior knowledge.
Polygamy in Africa has existed throughout the history of Africa. [1] Polygamy, particularly polygyny, is a highly valued social institution in Africa. [1] Polygamy is a marriage between a man or woman and their multiple spouses. [2] Polygyny is a marriage between a man and multiple wives. [2] Polyandry is a marriage between a woman and multiple ...
Marriage is the moment at which a new household is formed, but different arrangements may occur depending upon the type of marriage and some polygamous marriages do not result in the formation of a single household. In many polygynous marriages the husband's wives may live in separate households. [41]
Polygyny (/ p ə ˈ l ɪ dʒ ɪ n i /) is a form of polygamy entailing the marriage of a man to several women. The term polygyny is from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία ( polugunía ); from Ancient Greek πολύ ( polú ) 'many' and γυνή ( gunḗ ) 'woman, wife'.
Polyandry (/ ˈ p ɒ l i ˌ æ n d r i, ˌ p ɒ l i ˈ æ n-/; from Ancient Greek πολύ (polú) 'many' and ἀνήρ (anḗr) 'man') is a form of polygamy in which a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time.
In Nigeria and South Africa, polygamous marriages under customary law and for Muslims are legally recognized. The legal status of polygamy varies widely around the world. Polygamy is legal in 58 out of nearly 200 sovereign states, the vast majority of them being Muslim-majority countries .