[CHAPTER XL]
MARRIAGE
Definition of the term “marriage,” p. [364].—The horror of incest well-nigh universal in the human race, pp. [364]–366.—The prohibited degrees as a rule more numerous among peoples unaffected by modern civilisation than in more advanced communities, p. [366].—The violation of the prohibitory rules regarded by savages as a most heinous crime, p. [366] sq.—The horror of incest among nations that have passed beyond savagery and barbarism, p. [367] sq.—Attempt to explain the prohibition of marriage between near kin, pp. [368]–371.—Refutation of various objections raised against the author’s theory, pp. [371]–378.—Incestuous unions stigmatised by religion, p. [375] sq.—Endogamous rules of various kinds, pp. [378]–382.—Marriage by capture, p. [382].—Marriage by purchase, pp. [382]–384.—The disappearance of marriage by purchase, p. [384] sq.—The morning gift, p. [385].—The marriage portion, p. [385] sq.—The form of marriage influenced by the numerical proportion between the sexes, p. [387] sq.—Polyandry, p. [387].—Group marriage of the Toda type, [ibid.]—The causes of polygyny, pp. [387]–389.—Of monogamy, p. [389]. Polygyny less prevalent at the lowest stages of civilisation than at somewhat higher stages, pp. [389]–391.—Civilisation in its higher forms leads to monogamy, p. [391].—The moral valuation of the various forms of marriage, p. [392].—The assumed prevalence of group marriage in Australia, pp. [392]–396.—The duration of marriage and the laws of divorce, pp. [396]–398.
[CHAPTER XLI]
CELIBACY
Marriage considered indispensable among savage and barbarous races of men, p. [399].—Celibacy a great exception and marriage regarded as a duty among peoples of archaic culture, pp. [399]–403.—Why celibacy is disapproved of, p. [403] sq.—Modern views on celibacy, p. [404] sq.—Celibacy of persons whose function it is to perform religious or magical rites, pp. [405]–412.—Marriage looked down upon by the Essenes, p. [410].—By the Christians, pp. [410]–412.—Religious celibacy due to the idea that the priestess is married to the god whom she is serving, pp. [412]–414.—Goddesses jealous of the chastity of their priests, p. [414].—Religious celibacy connected with the idea that sexual intercourse is defiling, pp. [414]–420.—Holiness easily destroyed by pollution, pp. [417]–419.—Causes of religious celibacy among the Christians, p. [420] sq.—Religious celibacy enjoined or commended as a means of self-mortification, p. [421].
[CHAPTER XLII]
FREE LOVE—ADULTERY
Uncivilised peoples among whom both sexes enjoy perfect freedom previous to marriage, pp. [422]–424.—Among whom unchastity before marriage is looked upon as a disgrace or a crime for a woman, p. [424].—The wantonness of savages in several cases due to foreign influence, [ibid.]—In many tribes the free intercourse which prevails between unmarried people not of a promiscuous nature, p. [424] sq.—Uncivilised peoples among whom the man who seduces a girl is subject to punishment or censure, pp. [425]–427.—Moral opinions as to sexual intercourse between unmarried people among the Chinese, p. [427].—Among the ancient Hebrews, p. [427] sq.—Among Muhammedan peoples, p. [428].—Among the Hindus, [ibid.]—In Zoroastrianism, [ibid.]—Among the ancient Teutons, p. [429].—In ancient Greece and Rome, pp. [429]–431.—In Christianity, p. [431] sq.—During the Middle Ages, p. [432] sq.—After the Reformation, p. [433].—In present Europe, p. [433] sq.—Explanation of the moral ideas concerning sexual intercourse between unmarried people, pp. [434]–443.—Prostitution, pp. [441]–443.—Religious prostitution, connected with religious celibacy, p. [443] sq.—Of the Babylonian type, pp. [444]–446.—Moral opinions as to the seduction of a married woman, pp. [447]–450.—As to unfaithfulness in a wife, p. [450] sq.—As to the remarriages of widows, [ibid.]—As to unfaithfulness in a husband, pp. [451]–455.