What is Polygamy?
[[File:Polygamy world map.png|thumb|300px|right|A map of the world. Countries where polygamy is [[legal]] (allowed by law) are shown in green.]] '''Polygamy''' is a word that comes from late [[Greek language|Greek]]. It can be translated as ''many [[marriage]]s''. It refers to any form of marriage where a person has ''more than one [[:wikt:simple:spouse|spouse]]''.<ref>[http://www.socialsciencedictionary.org/index.php?title=Polygamy Polygamy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080428153859/http://www.socialsciencedictionary.org/index.php?title=Polygamy |date=2008-04-28 }} at socialsciencedictionary.org</ref> There is also a concept called '''group marriage'''. In group marriage, all the (adult) members of the group are responsible for all the children. A man being married to more than one woman at the same time is called '''polygyny'''. A woman being married to more than one man at the same time is called '''polyandry'''. *''These terms are used in [[zoology]]''. They are under the titles: [[Polygyny in animals]] and [[Polyandry in animals]]. Both forms have occurred in humans. Polygyny is much more common, and is practised by millions of people, mostly in [[Muslim]] and [[Africa]]n countries. According to Muslim [[Sharia]] [[law]], a man can have up to four [[wives]] at the same time. In many African [[Paganism|Pagan]] [[religion]]s, polygamy is a common [[custom]], and there is often no limit to the number of women a man can marry. In most non-Muslim and non-African countries, polygamy is [[:wikt:illegal|illegal]], and a person who has more than one spouse can be prosecuted for [[bigamy]]. Some countries, including [[India]], only permit Muslims to be polygamous. == The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints == Polygamy is one of the beliefs of Mormon [[Fundamentalism|Fundamentalists]]. These are Mormons (members of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]) who strictly follow the teachings of [[Joseph Smith]].<ref name=Bennion23>Janet Bennion, ''Polygamy in Primetime: Media, G