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Ancient society : $b or, Researches in the lines of human progress from savagery, through barbarism to civilizationMorgan, Lewis Henry

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Ancient society : $b or, Researches in the lines of human progress from savagery, through barbarism to civilization

Name: Ancient society : $b or, Researches in the lines of human progress from savagery, through barbarism to civilization
Author: Morgan, Lewis Henry

Morgan, Lewis Henry

Civilization; Political anthropology; Prehistoric peoples; Social evolution; Social structure; Sociology

Former Existence of this Family.—Proved by Malayan System of
    Consanguinity.—Hawaiian System used as Typical.—Five Grades of
    Relations.—Details of System.—Explained in its origin by the
    Intermarriage of Brothers and Sisters in a Group.—Early State
    of Society in the Sandwich Islands.—Nine Grades of Relations
    of the Chinese.—Identical in Principle with the Hawaiian.—Five
    Grades of Relations in Ideal Republic of Plato.—Table of
    Malayan System of Consanguinity and Affinity.                     401


    CHAPTER III.

    THE PUNALUAN FAMILY.

    The Punaluan Family supervened upon the
    Consanguine.—Transition, how Produced.—Hawaiian Custom of
    Punalua.—Its probable ancient Prevalence over wide Areas.—The
    Gentes originated probably in Punaluan Groups.—The Turanian
    System of Consanguinity.—Created by the Punaluan Family.—It
    proves the Existence of this Family when the System was
    formed.—Details of System.—Explanation of its Relationships
    in their Origin.—Table of Turanian and Ganowánian Systems of
    Consanguinity and Affinity.                                       424


    CHAPTER IV.

    THE SYNDYASMIAN AND THE PATRIARCHAL FAMILIES.

    The Syndyasmian Family.—How Constituted.—Its
    Characteristics.—Influence upon it of the Gentile
    Organization.—Propensity to Pair a late Development.—Ancient
    Society should be Studied where the highest Exemplifications
    are found.—The Patriarchal Family.—Paternal Power its
    Essential Characteristic.—Polygamy subordinate.—The Roman
    Family similar.—Paternal Power unknown in previous Families.      453


    CHAPTER V.

    THE MONOGAMIAN FAMILY.

    This Family comparatively Modern.—The Term Familia.—Family
    of Ancient Germans.—Of Homeric Greeks.—Of Civilized
    Greeks.—Seclusion of Wives.—Obligations of Monogamy not
    respected by the Males.—The Roman Family.—Wives under
    Power.—Aryan System of Consanguinity.—It came in under
    Monogamy.—Previous System probably Turanian.—Transition
    from Turanian into Aryan.—Roman and Arabic Systems of
    Consanguinity.—Details of the Former.—Present Monogamian
    Family.—Table of Roman and Arabic Systems.                        468


    CHAPTER VI.

    SEQUENCE OF INSTITUTIONS CONNECTED WITH THE FAMILY.

    Sequence in part Hypothetical.—Relation of these Institutions
    in the Order of their Origination.—Evidence of their
    Origination in the Order named.—Hypothesis of Degradation
    Considered.—The Antiquity of Mankind.                             498


    PART IV.

    GROWTH OF THE IDEA OF PROPERTY.


    CHAPTER I.

    THE THREE RULES OF INHERITANCE.

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