polyandrist
Woman with husbands
A polyandrist is a woman who has multiple husbands simultaneously, or more broadly, someone who practices or advocates for polyandry as a marriage arrangement.
The term is rare, as polyandry itself is uncommon across cultures: The anthropologist interviewed several polyandrists in the Himalayan community.
Descended through maternal line
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
bride · alliance · consanguinity · exogamy · endogamy · levirate · patrilocal · brideprice
Male-dominated social order
- gender rolesExpected behaviors by sex
- female autonomyWomen's right to self-governance
- agencyPower to act
- choiceAct of selecting
empowerment · sexual freedom · feminism · gender studies · matriarchy
Systematic study of peoples
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- cultural relativismUnderstanding norms within their context
- TibetanOf a Himalayan region
- HimalayanOf Asia's highest range
land preservation · social structure · tribe · resource management
Multiple spouses united legally
- consensualInvolving mutual permission
- open relationshipConsensual romantic nonexclusivity
- triadGroup of three
- schedulingAssigning times to events
Cultural or social prohibition
- devianceDeparture from accepted standards
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- ostracismBanishment from a group
normative · monogamy · tradition · conservatism · morality · unconventional · countercultural · acceptance
matrilineal
Descended through maternal line
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descentDownward slope or lineage
clan · bride · alliance · consanguinity · exogamy · endogamy · levirate · patrilocal · brideprice · dowry
patriarchy
Male-dominated social order
- gender rolesExpected behaviors by sex
- female autonomyWomen's right to self-governance
- agencyPower to act
choice · empowerment · sexual freedom · feminism · gender studies · matriarchy
ethnography
Systematic study of peoples
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- cultural relativismUnderstanding norms within their context
- TibetanOf a Himalayan region
Himalayan · land preservation · social structure · tribe · resource management
group marriage
Multiple spouses united legally
- consensualInvolving mutual permission
- open relationshipConsensual romantic nonexclusivity
- triadGroup of three
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
- devianceDeparture from accepted standards
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
ostracism · normative · monogamy · tradition · conservatism · morality · unconventional · countercultural · acceptance · legitimacy
polyandry, polyandrous, polyamory, polyamorous, polygamy, polygamous, polygamist, polygyny, polygynous