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... evil influences , which are supposed to threaten bride and bridegroom . From marriage by consideration we have thus reached the practice of providing the bride with a marriage portion , which in part consists of the price paid for the ...
... evil influences , which are supposed to threaten bride and bridegroom . From marriage by consideration we have thus reached the practice of providing the bride with a marriage portion , which in part consists of the price paid for the ...
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... 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 before the wedding . An effective method of ...
... 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 before the wedding . An effective method of ...
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... evil influences from below , and that it is also a custom found in England , Denmark , Germany , and elsewhere to throw a shoe or a slipper after a person who goes on a journey or to do business or a shooting . Brand says that in ...
... evil influences from below , and that it is also a custom found in England , Denmark , Germany , and elsewhere to throw a shoe or a slipper after a person who goes on a journey or to do business or a shooting . Brand says that in ...
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