The History of Human Marriage by Edward Westermarck
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Author | Westermarck, Edward, 1862-1939 |
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Author of introduction, etc. | Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913 |
Title |
The History of Human Marriage
Third Edition |
Contents | Introduction -- The origin of marriage -- A human pairing season in primitive times -- The antiquity of human marriage -- A criticism of the hypothesis of promiscuity -- Marriage and celibacy -- The courtship of man -- Means of attraction -- The liberty of choice -- Sexual selection among animals -- The sexual selection of man: typical beauty -- The law of similarity -- Prohibition of marriage between kindred -- Sexual selection as influenced by affection and sympathy, and by calculation -- Marriage by capture and marriage by purchase -- The decay of marriage by purchase; the marriage portion -- Marriage ceremonies and rites -- The forms of human marriage -- The duration of human marriage -- Summary. |
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Language | English |
LoC Class | HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender |
Subject | Marriage -- History |
Category | Text |
EBook-No. | 59386 |
Release Date | Apr 28, 2019 |
Most Recently Updated | Jun 15, 2020 |
Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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