Titre du document / Document title
Looking at polyandry : A dying or dead social institution in India ? = Un regard sur la polyandrie : une institution sociale en Inde, morte ou sur le point de mourir ?
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
TYAGI D.
(1) ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) Anthropological Survey of India, 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Calcutta - 700 016, INDE
Résumé / Abstract
The institution of polyandry has a long history in India. Having its origin in the remote past polyandry flourished through the ages; it witnessed change with the alteration of cultural perspectives, and gradually it started diminishing due to some obvious reasons. Polyandry has its own appeal and owing to which it has been discussed by large number of social scientists from diversified angles. In the present paper the author has put forward a systematic review of the various observations made by the different authorities. Various factors relating to the emergence of polyandry and the related causes have been pin-pointed here. The study highlights that once flourishing social institution like polyandry is now in a state of disappearance.
Revue / Journal Title
Man in India
ISSN 0025-1569
Source / Source
1997, vol. 77, n
o4, pp. 329-343 (2 p.)
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Man in India, Ranchi, INDE
(1?)
(Revue)
Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords
South Asia ;
India ;
Matrimonial system ;
Polyandry ;
Marriage ;
Punjab ;
Indo-European ;
Relation with the environment ;
Demography ;
Infanticide ;
Spouse ;
Cultural change ;
Social organization ;
Affinity ;
Marital relation ;
North India ;
Mots-clés français / French Keywords
Asie méridionale ;
Inde ;
Système matrimonial ;
Polyandrie ;
Mariage ;
Punjab ;
Indo-Européen ;
Relation avec l'environnement ;
Démographie ;
Infanticide ;
Epouse ;
Changement culturel ;
Organisation sociale ;
Alliance ;
Relation conjugale ;
Inde du Nord ;
Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 23985, 35400007052369.0010
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 2031409
