Various Fragments
Various Fragments
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to be this. He tacitly assumes that the succession of brothers to property, instead of sons, always implies the pre-existence of polyandry; whereas it merely implies the pre-existence of descent in the female line, which may or may not have had polyandry as a concomitant.
There are hosts of cases where descent in the female line exists, and where there is neither polyandry now nor any sign of its past existence.
In the small space available, I must meet Mr. McLen- nan's rejoinders to... my criticisms on his theory of primi- tive marriage, in the briefest manner. He sets forth his leading propositions thus: — (1.) That " the form [of capture] represents and is a remainder of an actual system of capturing women for wives." As showing that the form does not necessarily imply capture from foreign tribes, I have pointed out that actual capture, and consequently the form of cap- ture, may originate within the tribe; first, from the fight- ing of the men with one another for the possession of women; second, from the resistance of the pursued women themselves, due to coyness, partly real and partly assumed; third, from the accompanying resistance of sympathizing women; and fourth, from the resistance of parents who are deprived of the services of daughters by their marriages.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
HcLENKAlf.
to be this. He tacitly assumes that the succession of brothers to property, instead of sons, always implies the pre-existence of polyandry; whereas it merely implies the pre-existence of descent in the female line, which may or may not have had polyandry as a concomitant.
There are hosts of cases where descent in the female line exists, and where there is neither polyandry now nor any sign of its past existence.
In the small space available, I must meet Mr. McLen- nan's rejoinders to... my criticisms on his theory of primi- tive marriage, in the briefest manner. He sets forth his leading propositions thus: — (1.) That " the form [of capture] represents and is a remainder of an actual system of capturing women for wives." As showing that the form does not necessarily imply capture from foreign tribes, I have pointed out that actual capture, and consequently the form of cap- ture, may originate within the tribe; first, from the fight- ing of the men with one another for the possession of women; second, from the resistance of the pursued women themselves, due to coyness, partly real and partly assumed; third, from the accompanying resistance of sympathizing women; and fourth, from the resistance of parents who are deprived of the services of daughters by their marriages.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Herbert Spencer to read onlineMoreLess
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