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The Evolution of Marriage and of the Family — Ch. Letourneau

The Evolution of Marriage and of the Family

Ch. Letourneau

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 409 pages

The Evolution of Marriage and of the Family is a collection of anthropological essays by Charles Letourneau. It considers courtship, marriage, and family forms among animals and across human societies, from early customs to historical examples. It is worth listening to for its broad comparative outlook and its place in the development of social anthropology.

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Contents

  1. THE EVOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND OF THE FAMILY
  2. CONTENTS.
  3. PREFACE.
  4. THE EVOLUTION OF MARRIAGE AND OF THE FAMILY.
  5. CHAPTER I. THE BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN OF MARRIAGE.
  6. CHAPTER II. MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY AMONGST ANIMALS.
  7. CHAPTER III. PROMISCUITY.
  8. CHAPTER IV. SOME SINGULAR FORMS OF SEXUAL ASSOCIATION.
  9. CHAPTER V. POLYANDRY.
  10. CHAPTER VI. MARRIAGE BY CAPTURE.
  11. CHAPTER VII. MARRIAGE BY PURCHASE AND BY SERVITUDE.
  12. CHAPTER VIII. PRIMITIVE POLYGAMY.
  13. CHAPTER IX. POLYGAMY OF CIVILISED PEOPLE.
  14. CHAPTER X. PROSTITUTION AND CONCUBINAGE.
  15. CHAPTER XI. PRIMITIVE MONOGAMY.
  16. CHAPTER XII. HEBREW AND ARYAN MONOGAMY.
  17. CHAPTER XIII. ADULTERY.
  18. CHAPTER XIV. REPUDIATION AND DIVORCE.
  19. CHAPTER XV. WIDOWHOOD AND THE LEVIRATE.
  20. CHAPTER XVI. THE FAMILIAL CLAN IN AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA.
  21. CHAPTER XVII. THE FAMILIAL CLAN AND ITS EVOLUTION.
  22. CHAPTER XVIII. THE MATERNAL FAMILY.
  23. CHAPTER XIX. THE FAMILY IN CIVILISED COUNTRIES.
  24. CHAPTER XX. MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY IN THE PAST, THE PRESENT, AND THE FUTURE.
  25. INDEX
  26. Transcriber’s Notes
  27. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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