Olumis Publish time 27-7-2021 05:15 PM

Polyandry in Tibet

Polyandry is a marital arrangement in which a woman has several husbands. In Tibet, those husbands are often brothers; "fraternal polyandry". Concern over which children are fathered by which brother falls on the wife alone. She may or may not say who the father is because she does not wish to create conflict in the family or is unsure who the biological father is. Historically the social system compelled marriage within a social class.

When the People's Republic of China annexed Tibet, political systems in many regions of Tibet remained unchanged until, between 1959 and 1960, political reforms changed the land ownership and taxation systems.

Since 1981, the Tibet Autonomous Region government no longer permits new polyandric marriages under family law. Even though it is currently illegal, after collective farming was phased out and the farmed land reverted in the form of long-term leases to individual families, polyandry in Tibet is de facto the norm in rural areas.

Rationale behind polyandry       
As elucidated further below, the primary reason for polyandrous marriage among Tibetans appears to be economic: to prevent land, herds, and other assets from being divided and/or to increase the amount of labor available to support the family.

Sumber: Wikipedia

aiyaya2708 Publish time 27-7-2021 11:17 PM

Kacau bilau salasilah :funk:

Olumis Publish time 28-7-2021 02:00 AM

aiyaya2708 replied at 27-7-2021 11:17 PM
Kacau bilau salasilah

Haha. Itulah
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