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... Australian aborigines , it is said to be merely an exceptional or occasional method of acquiring a wife . It leads to feuds or quarrels , and for this reason their tribes very generally set themselves against the practice . Gen- erally ...
... Australian aborigines , it is said to be merely an exceptional or occasional method of acquiring a wife . It leads to feuds or quarrels , and for this reason their tribes very generally set themselves against the practice . Gen- erally ...
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... Australian aborigines are excepted - is decidedly greater among the lowest savages than among the more advanced ones . Progress in economic culture has led to marriage by purchase , which naturally tends to restrict her liberty , and by ...
... Australian aborigines are excepted - is decidedly greater among the lowest savages than among the more advanced ones . Progress in economic culture has led to marriage by purchase , which naturally tends to restrict her liberty , and by ...
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... Australian aborigines the most com- mon way of concluding a marriage seems to be " the exchange of girls by their ... Australia is presumably the unusual difficulty in getting a wife , which must to some extent be due to the rigorous ...
... Australian aborigines the most com- mon way of concluding a marriage seems to be " the exchange of girls by their ... Australia is presumably the unusual difficulty in getting a wife , which must to some extent be due to the rigorous ...
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