O sentido oculto da poligamia: leitura a partir da hermenêutica da dupla significação em Paul Ricoeur

Abstract

This paper has as its theme: The hidden meaning of polygamy: reading from the hermeneutics of double meaning in Paul Ricoeur. This theme covers polygamy and symbolic hermeneutics, exploring its origins, meanings and historical contexts. It highlights that polygamy involves the simultaneous marriage of multiple individuals, with polygyny being the most common, where a man marries several women, and polyandry, where a woman has multiple husbands, being less frequent. This is different from monogamy, where a man marries only one woman. The practice of polygamy has been linked to several religious and cultural traditions throughout history, generating legal and socio-philosophical debates. While some societies see it as part of their identity, such as in Eswatini, others, such as in the Western Christian context, have progressively discouraged it, reflecting different cultural and philosophical perspectives. The choice of polygamy is influenced by individual conscience, although it presents challenges such as jealousy and legal issues. It is recognized that it can have positive effects, such as providing protection in gender-imbalanced contexts, but it can also perpetuate inequalities. The importance of symbolic hermeneutics and the analysis of polygamous relationships is highlighted in order to understand the practice of polygamy and its ethical implications across historical horizons and temporal distance. Although polygamy is part of Mozambican culture, influenced by historical and religious contexts, its prevalence decreased with the advent of Christianity, persisting informally in some regions of the South and Center, however in the North it prevails through Islamic influence.(TRADUÇAO NOSSA)