Second Wife, Second Life

Polygyny among Migrants from Central Asia in Moscow

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ID10314355
AuthorsAnna Cieślewska (0000-0002-8483-3311, Researcher, Department of Iranian Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies, Jagiellonian University Krakow, Krakow Poland, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume100
Issue2
Pages225-247
Publication date2021-04-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueOriente Moderno (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-5472 • E-ISSN: 2213-8617
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/22138617-12340250
OpenAlexW3154577486
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited11

This article focuses on transnational polygamous marriages of migrants in Russia and how transnational polygynous practices influence people’s understanding of marriage, love and family. The paper shows how polygamous migrant marriages are negotiated between families, by presenting the perspective of individuals involved in such relationships in Russia. It argues that transborder relationships contribute to the transformation of social interactions. People function in two or sometimes more countries, creating opportunities for parallel partnering or other options that influence family networks in the migrants’ countries of origin

Biology · Central asia · China · East Asia · Ethnic group · Function (biology · Geography · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Polygyny · Population · Sociology · Wife · Anthropology · Demography · Gender Studies · Law · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Religion and Society Interactions · Sex work and related issues

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