Volume 1 of 3. This work discusses the evolution of marriage from
its earliest history through present times. This volume contains
chapters relative to the following topics: on the method of
investigation; origin of marriage; human pairing season in
primitive times; criticism of the hypothesis of promiscuity:
alleged instances of peoples living in promiscuity, prenuptial
unchastity, Jus Primae Noctis, religious prostitution, lending and
exchange of wives, feasts, classificatory system of relationship,
mother right, masculine jealousy; frequency of marriage and the
marriage age; celibacy; sexual modesty; courtship; secondary sexual
characters in animals, female coyness; and primitive means of
attraction.
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