History of Matrimonial Institutions

"A History of Matrimonial Institutions" is a book based on the author's belief that a thorough understanding of the social evolution of any people must rest upon the broader experience of mankind and that the human family, in particular, with all that the word connotes, is commanding greater attention. Accordingly, in the first part the attempt is made to present a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the literature and the theories of primitive matrimonial institutions, while the second and the third part feature the history of matrimonial institutions in England and in the United States.Volume 1:Analysis of the Literature and the Theories of Primitive Matrimonial Institutions:The Patriarchal TheoryTheory of the Horde and Mother-RightTheory of the Original Pairing or Monogamous FamilyRise of the Marriage ContractEarly History of DivorceMatrimonial Institutions in England:Old English Wife-Purchase Yields to Free MarriageRise of Ecclesiastical Marriage: The Church Accepts the Lay Contract and CeremonialRise of Ecclesiastical Marriage: The Church Develops and Administers Matrimonial LawThe Protestant Conception of MarriageRise of Civil MarriageVolume 2:History of Separation and Divorce under English and Ecclesiastical Law:The Early Christian Doctrine and the Theory of the Canon LawThe Protestant Doctrine of DivorceLaw and Theory during Three CenturiesMatrimonial Institutions in the United States:Obligatory Civil Marriage in the New England ColoniesEcclesiastical Rites and the Rise of Civil Marriage in the Southern ColoniesOptional Civil or Ecclesiastical Marriage in the Middle ColoniesDivorce in the American ColoniesA Century and a Quarter of Marriage Legislation in the United States, 1776-1903Volume 3:A Century and a Quarter of Divorce Legislation in the United States:The New England StatesThe Southern and Southwestern StatesThe Middle and the Western StatesProblems of Marriage and the Family:The Function of LegislationThe Function of Education...