Submitted to the Faculty of Arts in fulfillment of the requirements of the Master of Arts in the Department of African Languages at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2000. / Lolu ewaningo Iwenzelwe ukuqhakambisa iZinga lenhlonipho elitholakala esithenjini. Kuzovela ukuthi amadoda, abafazi, izinsizwa, izintombi ezisesithenjini zithi zihlonipha zibe zizihlonipha. Yilowo nalowo akafuni ukuphoxa umuzi wakwabo. Izintombi zomuzi, azifuni ukushiya imilanjwana ngoba ziyazi ukuthi yephuca onina inkomo yohlanga. Lokho kumenza Iowa onentombazane ezalele ekhaya, ezizwe ejezisekile emehlweni kaSokhaya kanye nawesigodi sonke jikelele. Yingakho amantombazane esigodi aye athi athukiwe nxa kukhona insizwa ekhulelise intombazane yesigodi, bese efuna ukugezwa ngembuzi ezobulawa engayidli nokuyidla, ngoba eyithatha njengento edala amashwa namashangusha. Kwamuzi onale ntombazane uze ugcine ugezwe ngenkomo okuthiwa ngeyombhubuzo. Ngamantombazane ehlelwe yilo mshophi agcina eganiselwe amakhehla, ayokwandisa izithembu zamakhehla, ezingatholi ngisho isikhundla sokuba indlu yokugugela ngenxa yokuthi eze ngesijeziso. Lesi sihloko sikhethwe nangenxa yokujula kwaso ekuvezeni amagama ezindlu emzini onesithembu. Kulolu khalo siqonde indlunkulu, ikhohlo, iqadi, isokanqangi kanye namabibi. La magama nje ewodwa ayalwandisa ulimi IwesiZulu. Inhlonipho kankosikazi wasendlunkulu ithe thuthu ngezinga kuneyasekhohlo. Inkosikazi yaseqadini ingena endlunkulu. Kuzocaciswa inzululwazi nezinjulamqondo eziqukethwe yisithembu. Lolu Iwazi luzokwelekelela luthandaniswe nezinsalela zesithembu ezisekhona ukuze kujeqezwe emuva kubuye kugqolozelwe phambili. Lokhu kuzogcina kuveze isithombe sokuthi izolo, inamuhla nekusasa kungenziwa kufane uma ulwazi 4 olugoliwe lufakwe emiqingweni yamabhuku. Bese kuthi zonke izizukulwane eziyolandela. ziluthole lolu Iwazi lukhweziwe Iwalondolozeka kahle. Kumele ukuba abacwaningi balwenze lube ugume kumbe ukhothe Iona olungaboli izizukulwane ngezizukulwane. Lokho kuyokwenza ukuba umuntu athele esandleni afumbele emlonyeni, ashaye esentwala qede ashaye amanhlakomuzi. Ngalokho sihlose ukuveza iqiniso lokuthi lolu cwaningo akulona olokugcina kepha wumzamo wokuthundlaza indlela eyohamba abafowethu nodadewethu abayolandela ukuze bavule 10 mendo ube umgwaqo.

Thesis (M.A.) Brigham Young University. Dept. of History. / Bibliography: leaves 112-114.

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La nature de l’institution ou du contrat de mariage a vécu un changement fondamental pendant les dernières années en France et au Canada. Dans une première étape, la thèse analyse pourquoi au Canada et en France les législateurs ne permettent pas la polygamie après avoir libéralisé presque tous les autres aspects du mariage. Deuxièmement, la recherche démontre que la prohibition de la polygamie cause plusieurs effets sur les droits personnels et sur les droits fondamentaux qui sont parfois corrigés par la législation en acceptant la relation polygamique pour ces fins spécifiques.Finalement, la thèse examine la prohibition de la polygamie en France et au Canada à travers une approche critique pour ensuite suggérer les perspectives d’évolution proposées à cette prohibition générale. / The nature of the marriage institution, or contract, experienced fundamental changes during the last few years in France and in Canada. In a first step, the thesis analyses why Canadian and French legislators do not allow polygamy after having liberalized almost all other aspects of marriage. Secondly, the research shows that the prohibition of polygamy results in several effects on personal and fundamental rights, which are sometimes corrected through legislation by accepting the polygamous relationship for specific purposes. Finally, the thesis examines the prohibition of polygamy in France and inCanada through a critical approach in order to then suggest an outlook for modifications to this general prohibition.

This thesis focuses on the life of one woman, Amy Teresa Leavitt Richardson, who employed practical jokes, humor, and the assertion of will to cross gendered social boundaries and appropriate decision-making authority. At a time when the Cult of True Womanhood prevailed in America at large, confining females to the domestic sphere, Teresa claimed space for herself as a Mormon woman in her patriarchal church and male-run village. Within the liminal wilderness spaces of the West and the liminal psychological and social spheres where men and women tried to hammer out day-to-day living arrangements within Mormon polygamy, Teresa creatively employed pranks and humor. I discuss her actions in terms of the traditional realm of women in the nineteenth century and in terms of humor theory, analyzing the way her pranks worked to change social structure and identity, not only for Teresa but also for the close-knit sisterhood of Mormon women in Colonia Diaz, Mexico.

Unlike most of the literature on polygamy, which mainly uses theological and normative approaches, this thesis is a work of social research which explores both Indonesian Muslim discourses on polygamy and women’s lived experiences in polygamous marriages in the post-Soeharto period (after 1998). The thesis discusses the interpretations of the Qur’anic verses which became the root of Muslim controversies over polygamy. Indonesian Muslim interpretations of polygamy can be divided into three groups based on Saeed’s categorisation of the Muslim approaches to the Qur’an (2006b: 3). First, the group he refers to as the ‘Textualists’ believe that polygamy is permitted in Islam, and regard it as a male right. Second, the group he refers to as ‘Semi-textualists’ believe that Islam discourages polygamy and prefers monogamy; therefore, polygamy can only be permitted under certain circumstances such as when a wife is barren, sick and unable to fulfil her duties, including ‘serving’ her husband’s needs. Third, the group he calls ‘Contextualists’ believe that Islam implicitly prohibits polygamy because just treatment of more than one woman, the main requirement for polygamy, is impossible to achieve.

Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-140). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of English, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 63-65).

Thesis (M.A.)--Brigham Young University Dept. of Speech. / Electronic thesis. Also available in print ed.

Thesis (M.A.)--Brigham Young University, Dept. of Political Science. / Electronic thesis. Also available in print ed.