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The history of human marriage — Edward Westermarck

The history of human marriage

Edward Westermarck

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  • Book language: English
  • 809 pages

The History of Human Marriage is a scholarly study by Edward Westermarck, first published in 1891. It examines the origins and development of marriage across cultures from an anthropological and historical perspective. With an introduction by Alfred Russel Wallace, it offers a thorough discussion of a complex subject.

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THE HISTORY

OF

HUMAN MARRIAGE

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THE HISTORY
OF
HUMAN MARRIAGE
BY
EDWARD WESTERMARCK
LECTURER ON SOCIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FINLAND,
HELSINGFORS
London
MACMILLAN AND CO., LƗƽƗǵŧŠ
NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1901
All rights reserved
RƗŕƒĵǡŠ CƯĵΏ ĵƿŠ SLjƿǪ, LƗƽƗǵŧŠ
London and Bungay.
First Edition, 1891.
Second Edition, 1894.
Third Edition, 1901.

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Contents

  1. E-text prepared by Turgut Dincer, Les Galloway, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from
  2. THE HISTORY OF HUMAN MARRIAGE
  3. INTRODUCTORY NOTE BY ALFRED R. WALLACE
  4. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
  5. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
  6. PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
  7. CONTENTS
  8. INTRODUCTION ON THE METHOD OF INVESTIGATION
  9. CHAPTER I THE ORIGIN OF MARRIAGE
  10. CHAPTER II A HUMAN PAIRING SEASON IN PRIMITIVE TIMES
  11. CHAPTER III THE ANTIQUITY OF HUMAN MARRIAGE
  12. CHAPTER IV A CRITICISM OF THE HYPOTHESIS OF PROMISCUITY
  13. CHAPTER V A CRITICISM OF THE HYPOTHESIS OF PROMISCUITY
  14. CHAPTER VI A CRITICISM OF THE HYPOTHESIS OF PROMISCUITY
  15. CHAPTER VII MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY
  16. CHAPTER VIII THE COURTSHIP OF MAN
  17. CHAPTER IX MEANS OF ATTRACTION
  18. CHAPTER X THE LIBERTY OF CHOICE.
  19. CHAPTER XI SEXUAL SELECTION AMONG ANIMALS
  20. CHAPTER XII THE SEXUAL SELECTION OF MAN: TYPICAL BEAUTY
  21. CHAPTER XIII THE LAW OF SIMILARITY
  22. CHAPTER XIV PROHIBITION OF MARRIAGE BETWEEN KINDRED
  23. CHAPTER XV PROHIBITION OF MARRIAGE BETWEEN KINDRED
  24. CHAPTER XVI SEXUAL SELECTION AS INFLUENCED BY AFFECTION AND SYMPATHY, AND BY CALCULATION
  25. CHAPTER XVII MARRIAGE BY CAPTURE AND MARRIAGE BY PURCHASE
  26. CHAPTER XVIII THE DECAY OF MARRIAGE BY PURCHASE. THE MARRIAGE PORTION
  27. CHAPTER XIX MARRIAGE CEREMONIES AND RITES
  28. CHAPTER XX THE FORMS OF HUMAN MARRIAGE
  29. CHAPTER XXI THE FORMS OF HUMAN MARRIAGE
  30. CHAPTER XXII THE FORMS OF HUMAN MARRIAGE

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