Re: Polyandry

J Pekka Makela (jpmakela@cc.Helsinki.FI)
16 Nov 1996 19:47:23 GMT

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gkeyes6988@aol.com wrote:

> > Polyandry is a form of Polygamy where the Woman has multiple husbands.
> > Note in Polyandry societies this right does NOT equally apply to males.
> > Does anyone know if this is still legally practiced in any
> > society/country today? Thank you.

> This is still practiced in Tibet. I don't know if it's legal or not.

I'm not sure I this applies to other Tibetans than the Sherpa
(most of whom live in Nepal, as far as I know).

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