Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!munnari!otc!ganesh
From: ganesh@otc.oz (Ganesh Nathan)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: Dimorphism, Romanism, and Monogamy.  Was: Sexual selection
Message-ID: <341@otc.oz>
Date: 22 Mar 88 05:30:05 GMT
References: <1566@mmm.UUCP> <3138@arthur.cs.purdue.edu> <1164@microsoft.UUCP> <389@wpg.UUCP>
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Summary: Hinduism neither allows nor permits polygomy



> From article <4368@blia.BLI.COM>, by heather@blia.BLI.COM (Heather Mackinnon):
> > In fact, I can't think of any non-European culture that has exclusively
> > practiced monogamy...
> > 
> > (In India, Hinduism permits polygamy, but Mohammedism forbids it.)

Hinduism neither allows nor permits polygamy, rather it talks
about high level of spirutual attainment. Nevertheless polygamy is
never practised among hindus, whereas polygamy is practiced among
Mohammedism.  Dravidian culture always practices Monogamy exclusively.