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Polygynous Marriages among the Kyrgyz
Institutional Change and Endurance
Michele E. Commercio
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Polygynous Marriages among the Kyrgyz
Institutional Change and Endurance
Michele E. Commercio
About This Book
During Soviet rule, the state all but imposed atheism on the primarily Islamic people of Kyrgyzstan and limited the tradition of polygynyâa form of polygamy in which one man has multiple wives. Polygyny did continue under communism, though chiefly under concealment. In the decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, the practice has reemerged. Based on extensive fieldwork, Polygynous Marriages among the Kyrgyz argues that this marriage practice has become socially acceptable and widely dispersed not only because it is rooted in customary law and Islamic practice, but because it can also enable men and women to meet societal expectations and solve practical economic problems that resulted from the fall of the Soviet Union. Michele E. Commercio's analysis suggests the normalization of polygyny among the Kyrgyz in contemporary Kyrgyzstan is due both to institutional change in the form of altered governmental rules and expectations and to institutional endurance in the form of persistent hegemonic constructions of gender.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction: âMnogozhenstvo Doesnât Arouse Outrage in Anyoneâ
- 1. Polygyny in the Context of Adat and Islam
- 2. Polygyny in the Context of Adat, Islam, and Institutions of Communist Morality
- 3. Institutional Change: Shock Therapy and Fragile Ideologies
- 4. Institutional Endurance: Hegemonic Constructions of Gender
- 5. Polygyny Is Happening and Hereâs What It Looks Like
- 6. Perspectives of Men in Polygynous Marriages
- 7. Perspectives of First Wives in Polygynous Marriages
- 8. Perspectives of Second Wives in Polygynous Marriages
- Final Reflections
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index