Essays on Polygamy

Both monogamy and polygyny have their roots tracing back to ancient times, however as the capitalist and liberal societies emerged the practice of polygamy started to decay. Thus, Monogamy proved out to be more dominant marital mode in modern world as it did not clashed...

Have you ever pondered the thought of having more then one spouse? Or being married to a few women or a few men at one time? Your children having a few mothers or a few fathers? This is called polygamy and seems to remain one...

Recently, I have watched a documentary about whether polygamy can be a solution for single parenthood, and singles in general, or not. So, it caught my attention and made me curious to know more. For me, one thing was certain: in all societies, polygamy is...

Polygamy has been around for as long as we have known. Its origins cannot be traced back to a specific point in time but it is shown in the bible that polygamy was practiced by the Ancient Hebrews. A study conducted by Anthropologist Berkowitz concluded...

In “My husband’s nine wives”, Elizabeth Joseph presents the positives aspects of Polygamy. Joseph describes her lifestyle as a wife in a Polygamus relationship. She explains how her daily life works, how the wives share the husband’s time. And how she prefers Polygamy to Monogamy....

Since the beginning of modern American history, scholars have gone back and forth about whether politics, economics, morals, or religious bigotry motivated the nineteenth century attack on the Mormon Church. Overall it appears to point to a single conclusion; all of these sects were motivated...

Mormon’s have a lot of wives. That’s what always popped into my head when I thought about the religion of Mormonism. Most American’s don’t really know much, if anything, about this religion, even though it’s considered to be “The American Religion” (Bloom). I set out...

Studies have shown that nowadays a lot of young adults end up cheating on their partner. The question rises up, of whether young people like the thrill of cheating, or if they are incapable of being in a monogamous relationship. This essay analyses the possible...

Ever since the Reynold versus United States case of 1879 that forbade all forms of polygamy practices on the grounds of religion, some American religious groups continue to practice this illegal practice. In 2008, the state of Texas rescued over 400 girls in Eldorado from...