Polygamy
After completing a blog on infidelity I though it would be pretty interesting to do one on Polygamy as it confuses the notion of cheating. Polygamy is the motion whereby an individual has more than one spouse.
It's surprising to know that polygamy has been practised throughout history and dates back to Ram and Sita's time (10,000 years ago according to Hinduism) and it is still practised today's by Muslims, Christians and some Hindu sects etc. In Islam the man is permitted to marry 4 woman as long as he treats them as equals provided equal maintenance, support and devotion. But does this really justify the act, since the idea of the marriage is the sentimental exchange of vows between two people in love. How can someone be in love with more than one person at any one time?
We might feel sorry for those women who accept being married to a man who may already have other wife's but just like we have our cultural or 'social norms' so do they. This is not to say that men do not exploit women in these situation for mass breeding on children to increase the population of say Muslims. If polygamy is committed for this reason alone I think it is unacceptable but they gave consent to their husband or wife I think it is unquestionable and not out place to judge. Just because polygamy is illegal in this country does it mean we should frown upon those?
After much consideration even I am rather confused about this topic nonetheless it is a complex and rather interesting one. I think, like with anything, if a person has permission and are consented to do so for whatever reason, we can not judge. It is up to the individuals directly involved to decide whether they can handle more than one wife or husband for that matter!
To educate yourself on this topic, view these links!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy
http://www.islamfortoday.com/polygamy5.htm
It's surprising to know that polygamy has been practised throughout history and dates back to Ram and Sita's time (10,000 years ago according to Hinduism) and it is still practised today's by Muslims, Christians and some Hindu sects etc. In Islam the man is permitted to marry 4 woman as long as he treats them as equals provided equal maintenance, support and devotion. But does this really justify the act, since the idea of the marriage is the sentimental exchange of vows between two people in love. How can someone be in love with more than one person at any one time?
We might feel sorry for those women who accept being married to a man who may already have other wife's but just like we have our cultural or 'social norms' so do they. This is not to say that men do not exploit women in these situation for mass breeding on children to increase the population of say Muslims. If polygamy is committed for this reason alone I think it is unacceptable but they gave consent to their husband or wife I think it is unquestionable and not out place to judge. Just because polygamy is illegal in this country does it mean we should frown upon those?
After much consideration even I am rather confused about this topic nonetheless it is a complex and rather interesting one. I think, like with anything, if a person has permission and are consented to do so for whatever reason, we can not judge. It is up to the individuals directly involved to decide whether they can handle more than one wife or husband for that matter!
To educate yourself on this topic, view these links!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy
http://www.islamfortoday.com/polygamy5.htm
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