MARRIAGE AND CELIBACY
Voluntary abstinence unheard of in a state of nature, p. [134].—Celibacy rare among savage and barbarous races, pp. [134]-136.—Savage views on celibacy, pp. [136], et seq.—Savages marry early in life, pp. [137]-139.—Celibacy rare among several civilized races, pp. [139]-143.—Celibacy 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.—Hypothesis as to the origin of the notion of sexual uncleanness and of sexual bashfulness, pp. [155], et seq.
THE COURTSHIP OF MAN
Males active, females comparatively passive, in courtship, pp. [157], et seq.—Courtship by women among certain peoples, pp. [158], et seq.—Courtship by proxy, p. [159].—Fighting for females among the lower animals, ibid.—Among men, pp. [159]-163.—Making love, p. [163].—Fights by women for the possession of men, p. [164].—Female coquetry, ibid.
MEANS OF ATTRACTION
Savage predilection for ornaments, pp. [165], et seq.—For self-mutilation, pp. [166], et seq.—For dressing the hair, p. [167].—For showy colours and paint, p. [168].—For tattooing, pp. [168], et seq.—Practices supposed to have a religious origin, pp. [169]-172.—Mr. Frazer’s theory as regards the origin of tattooing, &c., pp. 170, et seq.—Other theories, p. [172].—Men and women began to ornament, mutilate, paint, and tattoo themselves, chiefly in order to make themselves attractive to the opposite sex, pp. [172]-182.—Savage women less decorated than savage men, pp. [182]-185.—Opinions as to the origin of dress, p. [186].—Nakedness and want of modesty among many savage peoples, pp. [186]-189.—Ornamental ‘garments’ among savages, pp. [189]-192.—Covering a means of attraction, pp. [192]-200, 211, et seq.—Practices serving a similar end, pp. [201]-206.—Circumcision, ibid.—Different ideas of modesty, pp. [206]-208—The power of custom and the feeling of shame, pp. [208]-211.