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... church . " In Sunderland the footpath of the street in which the bride lives , and along which she must pass in order to be married at the church , is sprinkled with sawdust . Formerly sea - sand was used , and if the custom was to be ...
... church . " In Sunderland the footpath of the street in which the bride lives , and along which she must pass in order to be married at the church , is sprinkled with sawdust . Formerly sea - sand was used , and if the custom was to be ...
Page 79
... church or return from church or after the wedding breakfast ; that the throwing of it occurs side by side with practices evidently intended to protect them against evil influences from below , and that it is also a custom found in ...
... church or return from church or after the wedding breakfast ; that the throwing of it occurs side by side with practices evidently intended to protect them against evil influences from below , and that it is also a custom found in ...
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... Church gradually made up her mind to deny the dissolubility of a valid Christian marriage , at least if it had been consummated ; such a marriage was a sacrament and must con- sequently remain valid for ever . At the same time the Church ...
... Church gradually made up her mind to deny the dissolubility of a valid Christian marriage , at least if it had been consummated ; such a marriage was a sacrament and must con- sequently remain valid for ever . At the same time the Church ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I THE ORIGIN OF MARRIAGE I | 1 |
THE FREQUENCY OF MARRIAGE | 9 |
ENDOGAMY | 18 |
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According adultery allowed ancient ancient Greece Aryan Australian aborigines betrothal bride and bridegroom bride price British East Africa brothers canon law castes cause of polygyny celibacy century Christian Church civilisation clan concubinage consent contracting a marriage Council of Trent countries custom daughter duty endogamous endogamy England Europe evil influences existence exogamous rules father feeling female form of marriage frequently girl Greece groom Hindu husband incest incestuous India Indo-European intercourse large number latter live Lord Bryce male marriage by capture marriage by purchase marriage portion marriage rites matrimonial mode of contracting monogamy Morocco mother Muhammadan number of marriages number of wives offspring parents parties polyandry polygyny practice prevailed primitive prohibited promiscuity races recognised regarded relatives return gift riage Roman savage Scotland Serbia sexual instinct sexual relations shortbread social supposed Teutonic Tibet tion tribes uncivilised union valid various wedding wife woman women