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WWW Virtual Library: 'Eka-ge-kema' : Fraternal polyandry (1288 words) |
 | The Sinhalese custom of fraternal polyandry where a wife would be shared in common by several brothers has long fascinated those interested in local society and culture. |
| Polyandry was unknown among the Vedic Aryans nor contemplated in the smrtis. |
| It is also possible however that fraternal polyandry amongst Aryan folk arose from an extended form of niyoga which permitted relations between a wife and her husband's younger brothers. |
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Polyandry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1558 words) |
| The form of polyandry in which two (or more) brothers marry the same woman is known as fraternal polyandry, and it is believed by many anthropologists to be the most frequently encountered form. |
| Polyandry is the specific form of polygamy in which a woman is married to more than one husband simultaneously. |
| Polyandry is a relatively taboo subject due to frequent social double standards (sexism) which see female sexuality as inherently inferior to, or less normal than, male sexuality. |
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