Polygamy in Dramatic Texts: A Discussion around Postmodernism

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dc.contributor.authorIdowu, Oladimeji
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-09T13:02:22Z
dc.date.available2022-05-09T13:02:22Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-15
dc.description.abstractThis study looks at the representation of polygamous marriage in selected dramatic texts from Nigeria and juxtaposes it against global discussion on the acceptance of the" otherness" in society. It concludes that monogamy and polygamy (polygyny and polyandry) are systems of marriage practised in different cultures, most especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In the continent, marriage enjoys cultural, religious and constitutional backing. However, the focus of this paper is on polygamy in dramatic texts in relation to the social reality of the environment from which the texts emerged. The paper further narrows its interest down to three levels of contractual marriage in sub-Saharan Africa. It reveals that the traditional and religious marriage systems in sub-Saharan Africa embrace polygamy while state institutions or legal marriage system frowns at it. It is againsten_US
dc.identifier.citationJulious, R.J., Omosulu R, Omoruyi, E.A., and Idowu O.I. (2019), “Polygamy in Dramatic Texts: A Discussion around Postmodernism” Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences. vol 9(2), pp 1-10.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/2929
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectPolygamous marriageen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.titlePolygamy in Dramatic Texts: A Discussion around Postmodernismen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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