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Polyandry
injest:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyandry
the practice of having mulitple husbands has been noted in many countries...
interesting, ;D
--- Quote ---Polyandry in human relationships occurs or has occurred in Tibet, the Canadian Arctic, Zanskar, Nepal, Bhutan, Ladakh, the Nymba, and Sri Lanka[citation needed], and is known to have been present in some pre-contact Polynesian societies [2], though probably only among higher caste women [3]. It is also encountered in some regions of Mongolia, among the Mosuo people in China, and in some Sub-Saharan African such as the Maasai people in Kenya and northern Tanzania [4] and American indigenous communities. Polyandry has been practiced in several cultures in India — in the Jaunsar region in Uttarakhand, among the, Nairs, Theeyas and Toda of South India, and the Nishi of Arunachal Pradesh[citation needed]. The Guanches, the first known inhabitants of the Canary Islands, practiced polyandry until their disappearance.[citation needed] In other societies, there are people who live in de facto polyandrous arrangements that are not recognized by the law
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Front-Ranger:
Interesting. My friend Adam lent me the DVD of Paint Your Wagon about a woman with two husbands, and I have watched about half of it, but a really icky song named "They Call the Wind Moriah" puts me off.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on November 24, 2008, 03:28:44 pm ---Interesting. My friend Adam lent me the DVD of Paint Your Wagon about a woman with two husbands, and I have watched about half of it, but a really icky song named "They Call the Wind Moriah" puts me off.
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IIRC, Paint Your Wagon is a pretty icky musical. ...
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on November 24, 2008, 07:51:20 pm ---IIRC, Paint Your Wagon is a pretty icky musical. ...
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But Clint Eastwood sings!!! :laugh: :laugh:
At least in the movie version.
The reason the woman married two men in that movie is because she was sold off by her Mormon husband to one of the miners and developed a crush on her new husband's partner. Then later when tension was building between her new husband and beau she suggested that if a man can have more than one wife (in her religious tradition) why couldn't a woman? She took a lot of liberty with her religion and her husband and wannabe lover were too ignorant about her religion to argue the point. ;D
Front-Ranger:
Enjoyed your reply, della! Okay, I'll give Paint Your Wagon another look.
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