Transforming polygamy: Migration, transnationalism and multiple marriages among Muslim minorities

Global Networks

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 60-78

  Charsley, Katharine ^a   Liversage, Anika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

DENMARK; MARRIAGE; MUSLIMS; POLYGAMY; TRANSNATIONALISM; UK

Indexed keywords

DENMARK; MARRIAGE; MUSLIMS; POLYGAMY; TRANSNATIONALISM; UK;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

REGIONAL PLANNING;

MARRIAGE; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; MINORITY GROUP; POLYGAMY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84872054242     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2012.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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