Wanita di peradaban Maya: Perbedaan antara revisi

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Pernikahan merupakan bagian penting dari kehidupan wanita dan pria dalam kebudayaan Maya, yang kemudian memungkinkan keduanya untuk terlibat secara penuh dalam kehidupan sosial masyarakat Maya secara umum. Kebanyakan pernikahan merupakan hasil perjodohan yang dilakukan oleh kedua orang tua mempelai, dan biasanya pernikahan dilangsungkan ketika mempelai pria berusia 17-18 tahun dan 14-15 tahun untuk mempelai wanita.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mayas.mrdonn.org/marriage.html|title=Marriage - The Maya Empire for Kids|website=mayas.mrdonn.org|access-date=2017-12-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://yucatantoday.com/mayan-marriage/?lang=en|title=Maya Marriage {{!}} Yucatan Today|website=yucatantoday.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-14}}</ref> Kedua mempelai tetap membawa nama keluarga masing-masing setelah menikah. Setelah hidup biasanya kedua mempelai tinggal di rumah keluarga dari pengantin wanita. Perceraian merupakan suatu hal yang biasa dalam kebudayaan Maya, dan wanita memperoleh kebebasan untuk menceraikan suaminya. Bahkan setelah perceraian ini, wanita tetap dapat mengklaim hak milik dari suatu asetnya. Kalangan warga biasa dalam masyarakat Maya umumnya berumahtangga secara monogami. Namun, pada kalangan bangsawan adalah hal yang umum jika ditemukan praktik-praktik poligami.
Pernikahan merupakan bagian penting dari kehidupan wanita dan pria dalam kebudayaan Maya,
 
Marriage was essential for both men and women, allowing each to
 
fulfill their potential for mutual dependence in Maya society. The prominent position played by a bride’s natal family as well as the ease with
 
which a woman could divorce were both customs used to Maya wives’
 
advantage. As with many premodern civilizations, aristocratic men could
 
have many wives and slave concubines, but monogamy was practiced
 
by commoners. Girls were usually married at 14 or 15 years of age, and
 
boys at 18. Marriage was arranged by the parents: The father of the groom
 
found a matchmaker and, once marriage arrangements were complete,
 
the father of the bride gave a marriage banquet. Notably, matrilocal marriage was practiced among commoner families in many regions, whereby
 
the new husband moved to his wife’s family, assisting his father-in-law
 
and proving his abilities. As with many Southeast Asian cultures, adult
 
common women benefited by living with their birth families because
 
they avoided domination by the groom’s family. Furthermore, Maya
 
common marriages could be dissolved rather simply by a declaration by
 
husband or wife, and a woman continued to control her possessions after
 
divorce.  
 
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