Bøger af Lorimer Fison

This book deals with the history of primitive marriage as that developed by Ferguson McLennan through his work on primitive marriage. Arguing from the prevalence of the symbolical form of capture in the marriage ceremonies of primitive races, he developed an intelligible picture of the growth of the marriage relation and of systems of kinship according to natural laws. "In his ingenious and interesting work on "Primitive Marriage", the words "exogamy" and "endogamy" are used by Mr. McLennan to distinguish the two practices of taking to wife women belonging to other tribes, and taking to wife women belonging to the same tribe. As explained in his preface, his attention was drawn to these diverse customs by an inquiry into "the meaning and origin of the form of capture in marriage ceremonies;" an inquiry which led him to a general theory of early sexual relations..."

E dua na tukutuku sa volai e na yabaki 1897 e na yacana Ai Tukutuku Kei Jisu: Sa Volai Me Yaga Kivei Ira Na Tamata Lotu E Viti, sa volai e na vosa vaka-Fijian. Sa volai e na vuku ni lotu i Jisu Karisito, kei na nodra lotu na tamata e Viti. Sa volai e na dua na gauna e yaga kina vei ira na tamata lotu me ra kila na ka e yaga kina vei ira na tamata e Viti. Sa dua na tukutuku sa yaga kina vei ira na tamata lotu e Viti.This Book Is In Fijian.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.