I. Monogamy of the Races called Superior. II. Hebrew Marriage. III. Marriage in Persia and Ancient India. IV. Marriage in Ancient Greece. V. Marriage in Ancient Rome. VI. Barbarous Marriage and Christian Marriage. CHAPTER XIII. ADULTERY 207-227 I. Adultery in General. II. Adultery in Melanesia. III. Adultery in Black Africa. IV. Adultery in Polynesia. V. Adultery in Savage America. VI. Adultery in Barbarous America. VII. Adultery among the Mongol Races and in Malaya. VIII. Adultery among the Egyptians, the Berbers, and the Semites. IX. Adultery in Persia and India. X. Adultery in the Greco-Roman World. XI. Adultery in Barbarous Europe. XII. Adultery in the Past and in the Future. CHAPTER XIV. REPUDIATION AND DIVORCE 228-248 I. In Savage Countries. II. Divorce and Repudiation among Barbarous Peoples. III. The Evolution of Divorce. CHAPTER XV. WIDOWHOOD AND THE LEVIRATE 249-266 I. Widowhood in Savage Countries. II. Widowhood in Barbarous Countries. III. The Levirate. IV. Summary. CHAPTER XVI. THE FAMILIAL CLAN IN AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA 267-284 I. The Family. II. The Family in Melanesia. III. The Family in America. CHAPTER XVII. THE FAMILIAL CLAN AND ITS EVOLUTION 285-302 I. The Clan among the Redskins. II. The Family among the Redskins. III. The Family in Polynesia. IV. The Family among the Mongols. V. The Evolution of the System of Kinship by Classes. VI. The Clan and the Family. CHAPTER XVIII. THE MATERNAL FAMILY 303-321 I. The Familial Clan and the Family properly so-called. II. The Family in Africa. III. The Family in Malaya. IV. The Family among the Naïrs of Malabar. V. The Family among the Aborigines of Bengal. VI. The Couvade. VII. The Primitive Family. CHAPTER XIX. THE FAMILY IN CIVILISED COUNTRIES 322-340 I. The Family in China. II. The Family among the Semitic Races. III. The Family among the Berbers. IV. The Family in Persia. V. The Family in India. VI. The Greco-Roman Family. VII. The Family in Barbarous Europe. CHAPTER XX. MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY IN THE PAST, THE PRESENT, AND THE FUTURE 341-360 I. The Past. II. The Present. III. The Future. INDEX 361 PREFACE. A few preliminary observations in regard to the aim and method of this work may be useful to the reader.