Note 245 — Chapter II · THEORY OF THE HORDE AND MOTHER-RIGHT
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McLennan believes this form to be wide-spread. It is found in Ceylon, among the Kasias and Saporogian Cossacks, and elsewhere. The higher and lower forms often appear together among the same people: Studies, I, 99 ff. "Beena" marriage of Ceylon is believed to be a modification of their polyandry.