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... concubinage , though not to a foreign people . He also chose wives for his sons , the selection , however , sometimes being made by the mother , and there is no indication that the subjection of sons ceased after a certain age . Among ...
... concubinage , though not to a foreign people . He also chose wives for his sons , the selection , however , sometimes being made by the mother , and there is no indication that the subjection of sons ceased after a certain age . Among ...
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... concubinage is restricted to relations that only imply sexual licence . Polygyny or a sort of concubinage hardly dis- tinguishable from genuine polygyny is found among most peoples of archaic civilisation . In China there are besides ...
... concubinage is restricted to relations that only imply sexual licence . Polygyny or a sort of concubinage hardly dis- tinguishable from genuine polygyny is found among most peoples of archaic civilisation . In China there are besides ...
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... concubinage in Japan found its justification in the paramount importance of having an issue to per- petuate the ancestral cult . The polygyny of the Hindus is chiefly due to the dread of dying child- less . Many Persians and modern ...
... concubinage in Japan found its justification in the paramount importance of having an issue to per- petuate the ancestral cult . The polygyny of the Hindus is chiefly due to the dread of dying child- less . Many Persians and modern ...
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