List of Illustrations
Series Foreword by Péter Berta
Introduction: It’s Complicated: Polygamy
and the Marriage System in Bamako, Mali
INTERLUDE ONE
The Midnight Callers
1 “Marriage Is an Obligation”: The Marital Life Course
2 Polygamous Marriage Formation
INTERLUDE TWO
Virtual Monogamy in Practice
3 Polygamous Household Dynamics
4 What’s Culture Got to Do with It? Religion, Gender, and Power
5 Marriage Markets and Marriage Squeezes:
The Demographic Underpinnings of Polygamous Marriage
INTERLUDE THREE
Family Law, Identity, and Political Islam
6 Marriage Law, Polygamy, and the Malian State
Conclusion: The Polygamy of the Future
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
Index