Concubinage is the state of a woman or man in an ongoing, usually matrimonially oriented, relationship with somebody to whom they cannot be married, often because of a difference in social status or economic condition.
A concubine is generally a woman in an ongoing, marriage-like relationship with a man whom she cannot marry for a specific reason. It may be because she is of lower social rank than the man (including slave status) or because the man is already married. Generally, only men of high economic and social status have concubines. Many historical rulers maintained concubines as well as wives.
Historically, concubinage was frequently voluntary (by the woman and/or her family's arrangement), as it provided a measure of economic security for the woman involved.
Under Roman law, Roman culture under the Empire came to tolerate concubinage so long as the relation was durable and exclusive; for the jurists, concubinage was an honourable de facto situation.
When having no legal status but being recognized, or defined in law, as in ancient China, concubinage was akin, although inferior, to marriage. The children of a concubine were recognized as legal offspring of the father; their inheritance rights may have been inferior to younger children of a marriage, or they may have received a smaller inheritance. Men frequently used concubines to bear heirs when he and his wife were unable to produce sons.
In distinction to such systems, modern Western laws do not acknowledge the legal status of concubines, and recognize only monogamous marriages. Any other relationship does not enjoy legal protection, making the woman essentially a mistress.
I gave it a 5 star even though it's just taking opinions from for and against the issue. It's high time concubinage is endorsed to be openly accepted because fucking religion should tolerate other views than its own, just like liberals tolerate a religious marriage.
Concubinage is the state of a woman or man in an ongoing, usually matrimonially oriented, relationship with somebody to whom they cannot be married, often because of a difference in social status or economic condition.
SuperGreatSphinx 5 months ago
A concubine is generally a woman in an ongoing, marriage-like relationship with a man whom she cannot marry for a specific reason. It may be because she is of lower social rank than the man (including slave status) or because the man is already married. Generally, only men of high economic and social status have concubines. Many historical rulers maintained concubines as well as wives.
SuperGreatSphinx 5 months ago
Historically, concubinage was frequently voluntary (by the woman and/or her family's arrangement), as it provided a measure of economic security for the woman involved.
SuperGreatSphinx 5 months ago
Under Roman law, Roman culture under the Empire came to tolerate concubinage so long as the relation was durable and exclusive; for the jurists, concubinage was an honourable de facto situation.
SuperGreatSphinx 5 months ago
When having no legal status but being recognized, or defined in law, as in ancient China, concubinage was akin, although inferior, to marriage. The children of a concubine were recognized as legal offspring of the father; their inheritance rights may have been inferior to younger children of a marriage, or they may have received a smaller inheritance. Men frequently used concubines to bear heirs when he and his wife were unable to produce sons.
SuperGreatSphinx 5 months ago
In distinction to such systems, modern Western laws do not acknowledge the legal status of concubines, and recognize only monogamous marriages. Any other relationship does not enjoy legal protection, making the woman essentially a mistress.
SuperGreatSphinx 5 months ago
mojtama3 libneen fi kteer takhalof, domage.
atmhanna 2 years ago 2
aya takhalof man kell insen indou tefkir w 3a2liye ma fik tghayer 3a2liyet el ness
takhtakh15 2 years ago 2
akeed feek tgherra, with TV, articles, art...people need to be educated into being open minded society
atmhanna 2 years ago
el èaki hayen ya tayeb bas el èadis li inta 3am te7ki 3anou bedou aktar men 20 years w iza ma aktar khaliya la rabak
takhtakh15 2 years ago
I gave it a 5 star even though it's just taking opinions from for and against the issue. It's high time concubinage is endorsed to be openly accepted because fucking religion should tolerate other views than its own, just like liberals tolerate a religious marriage.
maschinesturmer 2 years ago