The history of human marriage

by Edward Westermarck

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Contents

1. Introductory Note by Alfred R. Wallace
2. Preface to the First Edition
3. Preface to the Second Edition
4. Preface to the Third Edition
5. Introduction on the Method of Investigation
6. Chapter I. The Origin of Marriage
7. Chapter II. A Human Pairing Season in Primitive Times
8. Chapter III. The Antiquity of Human Marriage
9. Chapter IV. A Criticism of the Hypothesis of Promiscuity
10. Chapter V. A Criticism of the Hypothesis of Promiscuity
11. Chapter VI. A Criticism of the Hypothesis of Promiscuity
12. Chapter VII. Marriage and Celibacy
13. Chapter VIII. The Courtship of Man
14. Chapter IX. Means of Attraction
15. Chapter X. The Liberty of Choice
16. Chapter XI. Sexual Selection Among Animals
17. Chapter XII. The Sexual Selection of Man: Typical Beauty
18. Chapter XIII. The Law of Similarity
19. Chapter XIV. Prohibition of Marriage Between Kindred
20. Chapter XV. Prohibition of Marriage Between Kindred
21. Chapter XVI. Sexual Selection as Influenced by Affection and Sympathy, and by Calculation
22. Chapter XVII. Marriage by Capture and Marriage by Purchase
23. Chapter XVIII. The Decay of Marriage by Purchase. The Marriage Portion
24. Chapter XIX. Marriage Ceremonies and Rites
25. Chapter XX. The Forms of Human Marriage
26. Chapter XXI. The Forms of Human Marriage
27. Chapter XXII. The Forms of Human Marriage
28. Chapter XXIII. The Duration of Human Marriage
29. Chapter XXIV. Summary
30. Authorities Quoted

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