More than one husband.

[China Doll]

Apparently there is a society/tribe/culture/religion in which a woman can have more than one husband. (In fact according to the person I was talking to they can have up to eight).

Anyone any ideas about where in the world this is or just any information at all? I'm intrigued.

Also is there a word for women with more than one husband? Or is it just polywhatdoyoumacallit that I can't spell?

Cheers
China

[cazzz1975]

a bigamist?

[mrs_overall]

I know it's called polyandry but other than that I can't help.

[daffy654]

This is the only info I could find on the subject
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy#Polyandr y

[mrs_overall]

Just done a google.
The Nyinba people of Nepal practice fraternal polyandry. If a woman marries a man she marries all his brothers as well, and they all have, ahem, equal conjugal rights.
Thank goodness we don't have it - Mr O's brother looks like Gollum.

[weeal]

who the hell would want more than one of them lol

[weeal]

lol @ mrs_overall

[daffy654]

My fiance has 5 brothers so I would be kept quite busy if I had to have relations with all of them.pmsl. I wouldn't touch any of them with a barge pole actually,I got the best of the bunch in my opinion.

[cazzz1975]

just imagine all the socks and pants weeal!! :D

[weeal]

imagine all the 'headaches' you'd need to feign cazzzzzz
the sale of paracetamol would go thro the roof

[cazzz1975]

lol!! and lets not even start on the man flu epidemic!!

[jno]

why some people marry is a mystery. Why some people marry twice is a bigger mystery. But you have to say this out loud for it to work.

[jake-the-peg]

Your memory's going China!

Bruce Parry was with these guys on the program 6 months or so ago - I'm pretty sure we discussed it then

http://www.bbc.co.uk/tribe/tribes/layap/index. shtml

[China Doll]

I'm such a numpty... Thanks Jake!! (When's Bruce back?! I don't want to follow the blog!)

Also thanks to daffy for the link too.

As to the comments regarding several husbands... I think the idea has merit actually.

[Octavius]

I got the impresion that you weren't all that keen on having one CD. So I suppose having several is a way of compromise.

[China Doll]

Helps with the selection process Octavius, being able to chose more than one and all... and I've always liked variety.

Besides, you know I've no objection to having a husband. Tut @ you.

[Octavius]

..cue stage right....

Yours or someone elses?!

[China Doll]

Good grief Octavius moi?! What kind of girl do you take me for, the very idea... I post in Religion y'know.

Blaggard!

[beatlegal2]

saw documentary where this hindu lady married twins,it was all legal she had no problems with it. i got the impression it was ok to do it in india.out there minds anyone who want 2 husbands