The Return of Polyandry Kinship and Marriage in Central Tibet
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...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Berghahn Books
2022.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009675628406719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- The return of polyandry
- Trajectories into houses
- Fraternal relations
- Female roles
- The house as ritual space
- Moral networks and enduring hierarchies
- Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Appendix. Timeline
- Glossary of Tibetan terms.
