The History of Human Marriage, 44. köide;526. köideMacmillan, 1894 - 644 pages |
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... causes of which there has been great diversity of opinion ; and to his valuable sug- gestions on the general question of sexual selection , in which he furnishes an original argument against Darwin's views on the point , differing ...
... causes of which there has been great diversity of opinion ; and to his valuable sug- gestions on the general question of sexual selection , in which he furnishes an original argument against Darwin's views on the point , differing ...
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... causes of social phenomena , p . 5. - What we know about the antiquity of the human race , pp . 5 , et seq . - Social sur- vivals , p . 6 .- ' Human marriage , ' ibid . CHAPTER I THE ORIGIN OF MARRIAGE Tales of the origin of marriage ...
... causes of social phenomena , p . 5. - What we know about the antiquity of the human race , pp . 5 , et seq . - Social sur- vivals , p . 6 .- ' Human marriage , ' ibid . CHAPTER I THE ORIGIN OF MARRIAGE Tales of the origin of marriage ...
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... caused by the practice of purchasing wives , and by polygyny , pp . 143-145 . - Celibacy in Europe , and its causes , pp . 145-150 . - Sexual relations considered impure , pp . 151 , et seq . — Religious celibacy , pp . 152-155 ...
... caused by the practice of purchasing wives , and by polygyny , pp . 143-145 . - Celibacy in Europe , and its causes , pp . 145-150 . - Sexual relations considered impure , pp . 151 , et seq . — Religious celibacy , pp . 152-155 ...
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... cause , ibid . - Endogamy seldom occurs in very small communities , p . 332. - Marriage between half - brothers and half - sisters not contrary to the principle here laid down , ibid . - Inces- tuous unions due to pride of birth , to ...
... cause , ibid . - Endogamy seldom occurs in very small communities , p . 332. - Marriage between half - brothers and half - sisters not contrary to the principle here laid down , ibid . - Inces- tuous unions due to pride of birth , to ...
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... causes of this desire , pp . 379 , et seq . - With the progress of civilization this desire has be- come less intense , p . 381. - A wife chosen because of her ability as a labourer , pp . 381 , et seq.- A husband chosen because of his ...
... causes of this desire , pp . 379 , et seq . - With the progress of civilization this desire has be- come less intense , p . 381. - A wife chosen because of her ability as a labourer , pp . 381 , et seq.- A husband chosen because of his ...
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Page 118 - Therefore, looking far enough back in the stream of time, and judging from the social habits of man as he now exists, the most probable view is that he aboriginally lived in small communities, each with a single wife, or if powerful with several, whom he jealously guarded against all other men.
Page 155 - It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Page 252 - I have seen the female sitting quietly on a branch, and two males displaying their charms in front of her. One would shoot up like a rocket, then suddenly expanding the snow-white tail like an inverted parachute, slowly descend in front of her, turning round gradually to show off both back and front. The...
Page 164 - Tonga hold true for a great many, not to say all, savage and barbarous races now existing. " It must not be supposed," he says, " that these women are always easily won ; the greatest attentions and most fervent solicitations are sometimes requisite, even though there be no other lover in the way.
Page 50 - He has invented and is able to use various weapons, tools, traps, &c., with which he defends himself, kills or catches prey, and otherwise obtains food. He has made rafts or canoes for fishing or crossing over to neighbouring fertile islands. He has discovered the art of making fire, by which hard and stringy roots can be rendered digestible, and poisonous roots or herbs innocuous.
Page 562 - The Marriage of Near Kin, Considered with respect to the Laws of Nations, Results of Experience, and the Teachings of Biology.
Page 43 - ... their common defence. It is no argument against savage man being a social animal, that the tribes inhabiting adjacent districts are almost always at war with each other; for the social instincts never extend to all the individuals of the same species. Judging from the analogy of the majority of the Quadrumana, it is probable that the early ape-like progenitors of man were likewise social; but this is not of much importance for us.
Page 43 - ... rice-farms, are the oftener cleared, and hence are almost always wanting in suitable trees for their nests. . . . It is seldom that more than one or two nests are seen upon the same tree, or in the same neighbourhood : five have been found, but it was an unusual circumstance.
Page 155 - I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. 9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry : for it is better to marry than to burn.
Page 171 - A totem is a class of material objects which a savage regards with superstitious respect, believing that there exists between him and every member of the class an intimate and altogether special relation...