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... bride and bridegroom , but to protect them from evil influences , even when no attempt is made to imitate their dress ; people always feel safer in company . In Shetland the best man must sleep with the bridegroom during the night ...
... bride and bridegroom , but to protect them from evil influences , even when no attempt is made to imitate their dress ; people always feel safer in company . In Shetland the best man must sleep with the bridegroom during the night ...
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... bride and bridegroom at the bene- diction . Among various Slavonic peoples the bride- groom keeps his head covered at the table , and a Syrenian bride has her head covered with a cap made of sheepskin until the nuptial ceremony , and ...
... bride and bridegroom at the bene- diction . Among various Slavonic peoples the bride- groom keeps his head covered at the table , and a Syrenian bride has her head covered with a cap made of sheepskin until the nuptial ceremony , and ...
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... brides and bride- grooms " a happy foot . " The protective or purificatory practices which play such an important part at marriages in all quarters of the world raise the interesting ques- tion : Why are the bride and bridegroom ...
... brides and bride- grooms " a happy foot . " The protective or purificatory practices which play such an important part at marriages in all quarters of the world raise the interesting ques- tion : Why are the bride and bridegroom ...
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