Volume 3

The history of human marriage / by Edward Westermarck.

Westermarck, Edward, 1862-1939.

Date:: 1922

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and the supposition that it is a survival of polyandry, pp. 207-220. —^The right of access to the eldest brother’s wife and the superior position of the first husband in polyandrous marriages, p. 220 sq.— No reason for assuming an earlier state of general polyandry, p. 221 sq. CHAPTER XXXI GROUP-MARRIAGE AND OTHER GROUP-RELATIONS Group-marriage among peoples practising polyandry as a combination of polygyny with polyandry, pp. 223-226.—Group-marriage or more or less similar relations among the ancient inhabitants of the British Isles, pp. 226-228.—Group-relations among the Chukchee, pp, 228-232. —Among American Eskimo, p. 232.—Among the Herero, pp. 232-235. —In New Guinea, p. 236 sq.—Among the Masai and Akamba, p. 237 sq. —Among the ancient Semites, p. 238 sq.—In the Sandwich Islands, p. 240 sq.—Alleged existence of group-relations in Melanesia, pp. 241-247.—Group-relations or so-called “ group-marriage ” in Australia, pp. 247-261.—Difficulties in procuring a wife among the Australian natives, pp. 252-254.—The supposition that the classifica- tory system of relationship is a survival of group-marriage or sexual communism, pp. 258-262.—The supposition that the levirate and the sororate are survivals of group-marriage, pp. 261-266.—Other supposed survivals of group-marriage, p. 266. CHAPTER XXXII THE DURATION OF MARRIAGE AND THE RIGHT TO DISSOLVE IT Marriages entered into for a limited period, p. 267 sq.—Uncivilised peoples among whom divorce is said to be unknown, pp. 268-270.—To be rare, pp. 271-275.—To be frequent, or marriage often to be of very short duration, pp. 275-277.—The comparative prevalence of lifelong unions and of divorce at the different grades of economic culture, p. 278.—Circumstances in which marriage may be dissolved among the simpler peoples, pp. 278-293.—The will of the husband or of the wife or of either party a sufficient ground for divorce, pp. 278-286.— The liberty sometimes less than it appears to be, p. 285 sq.—Divorce by mutual consent, p. 286 sq.—Marriage made indissoluble by the birth of a child, p. 287 sq.—Various grounds of divorce, pp. 288-293.— Economic consequences of a divorce among the simpler peoples, pp. 293-295.—The disposal of the children in the case of divorce, pp. 296—298.—Prohibition of remarriage after a divorce, p. 299._ Formalities to be observed at the dissolution of a marriage, pp. 299—301. —Divorce among the ancient Aztecs and Maya nations, p. 301 sq.— In China, pp. 302-304.—In Japan, pp. 304-306.—In' ancient Babylonia, p. 306 sq.—Among the Jews, pp. 307-311.—Among the pagan Arabs, p. 311.—Among the Muhammadans, pp. 311-314.— Among the Hindus, pp. 314-316.—Among the Buddhists in Burma, p. 316 sq.—In Siam, p. 317.—Among the Sinhalese, p. 317 sq.—In ancient Greece, p. 318 sq.—In ancient Rome. pp. 319-323.—According to the law-boolK of Celtic peoples, pp. 323-325.—According to old Teutonic custom or law, p. 325 sq.