Polygamy Flashcards
What is polygamy?
The practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time.
What is the Islamic view on polygamy?
A man may have multiple wives, but they must all be Muslim and treated with equal finance.
What was stated in the Hindu Marriage act of 1955?
Polygamy is now illegal in India for everyone except Muslims.
When did the Christian Church start excommunicating people in polygamous relationships?
1910
What is bigamy?
Bigamy is when a person who, being married to another person, goes through a ceremony capable of producing a valid marriage with a third person.
Polygamy is illegal in Britain, with _______________ being an exception.
People who come from communities where polygamy is legal.