Persecuted or permitted? Fraternal Polyandry in a Calvinist colony, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), seventeenth and eighteenth centuries

Several studies assume that Calvinist Christianity severely undermined or even persecuted the practice of polyandry in the Sri Lankan areas under Dutch control. We analyze Dutch colonial policy and Church activities toward polyandry by combining ecclesiastical and legal sources. Moreover, we use the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Continuity and change 2021-12, Vol.36 (3), p.331-355
Hauptverfasser:	Kok, Jan, Bulten, Luc, de Leede, Bente M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	17th century Calvinism Christianity Coasts Colonial government Colonialism Dutch language Families & family life Marriage Polyandry Population Public administration Rural areas Rural communities Sinhala language
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