The Return of Polyandry
eBook - ePub

The Return of Polyandry

Kinship and Marriage in Central Tibet

  1. 232 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Return of Polyandry

Kinship and Marriage in Central Tibet

About this book

Tibet is known for its broad range of marriage practices, particularly polyandry, where two or more brothers share one wife. With economic development and massive Chinese social and political reforms, including new marriage laws prohibiting plural marriages, polyandry was expected to disappear from Tibetan communities. This book takes as its starting point the surprising increase in polyandry in Panam valley from the 1980s.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Notes on Tibetan Terms
  10. Introduction
  11. Chapter 1. The Return of Polyandry
  12. Chapter 2. Trajectories to House Membership
  13. Chapter 3. Fraternal Relations
  14. Chapter 4. Female Roles
  15. Chapter 5. The House as Ritual Space
  16. Chapter 6. Moral Networks and Enduring Hierarchies
  17. Conclusion
  18. Epilogue
  19. Appendix. Timeline
  20. Glossary of Tibetan Terms
  21. References
  22. Index