Volume three of George Elliott Howard's three-volume history of matrimonial institutions, mainly in England and the United States. It examines marriage, family law and social customs across historical periods, drawing on legal and anthropological scholarship of its time. Listeners interested in how marriage has been shaped by law, religion and society will find a detailed, informative survey.
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A HISTORY OF
Matrimonial Institutions
CHIEFLY IN ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES WITH AN
INTRODUCTORY
ANALYSIS OF THE LITERATURE AND THE
THEORIES OF PRIMITIVE MARRIAGE
AND THE FAMILY
BY
GEORGE ELLIOTT HOWARD Pƒ.D.
PROFESSORIAL LECTURER IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AUTHOR OF "LOCAL
CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES"
VOLUME THREE
CHICAGO
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
CALLAGHAN & COMPANY
LONDON
T. FISHER UNWIN, PATERNOSTER SQUARE
1904
CLjǙΏǡƗƄƒǵ 1904
Tƒŧ UƿƗ΄ŧǡǪƗǵΏ Ljż CƒƗŕĵƄLj
Entered at Stationers' Hall MĵΏ, 1904 TO Alice Frost Howard HER HUSBAND DEDICATES THIS BOOK IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF HER AID IN MAKING IT ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME ONE PART I ANALYSIS OF THE LITERATURE AND THE THEORIES OF PRIMITIVE MATRIMONIAL INSTITUTIONS PAGES CƒĵǙǵŧǡ I. Tƒŧ PĵǵǡƗĵǡŕƒĵƯ TƒŧLjǡΏ 3-32 I. Statement of the Theory 9-13 II. Criticism of the Theory by Spencer and McLennan 14-17 III. The Theory in the Light of Recent Research 18-32 CƒĵǙǵŧǡ II. TƒŧLjǡΏ Ljż ǵƒŧ HLjǡŠŧ ĵƿŠ MLjǵƒŧǡ-RƗƄƒǵ 33-89 I. Bachofen and His Disciples 39-65
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