Sororate marriage

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sororate marriage is a type of polygynous marriage in which the co-wives are sisters.

From an anthropological standpoint, this type of marriage strengthens the ties between both groups (the wife's family or clan and the husband's) and preserves the contract between the two to provide children and continue the alliance.

The Inuit people (formerly known as Eskimos) of northern Alaska, Canada and Greenland follow or followed this custom.^{[citation needed]} Sororate marriage is also practiced by Swazi people and for the same reasons as stated.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

• Anticipatory sororate
• Levirate marriage
• Sororal polygymy

Levirate and junior sororate[1] are permitted for those from the Hindu Bania caste.

[1]http://areapedia.is2c.com/?q=Bania Sororate marriage is also practiced by Siouxan tribes and some Western Mono tribes in California such as the Wuksachi or Waksachi.

[edit] References

• The Encyclopedia of Unusual Sex Practices
• O'Neil,Dr. Dennis. Marriage Rules: Part II. July 12, 2005. Behavioral Science Department. Nov. 1, 2005 [1]
• Kottak, Conrad P.. Window on Humanity. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies inc., 2005