Beschreibung:
Originally published in 1885, this book examines the history of marriage and kinship relations within tribal groups in Arabia at the beginning of Islam.
Preface; 1. The theory of genealogists as to the origin of Arabic tribal groups; 2. The kindred group and its dependents or allies; 3. The homogeneity of the kindred group in relation to the law of marriage and descent; 4. Paternity; 5. Paternity, polyandry with male kinship, and with kinship through women; 6. Female kinship and bars to marriage; 7. Totemism; 8. Conclusion; Notes and illustrations; Index.