Note 188 — Chapter II · THEORY OF THE HORDE AND MOTHER-RIGHT
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Referring to Lubbock's favorable view of Morgan's contributions to ethnological science, Dr. Starcke declares: "With all respect for Morgan's diligence as a collector of facts, I am more disposed to agree with McLennan that his work is altogether unscientific, and that his hypotheses are a wild dream, if not the delirium of fever."—Primitive Family, 207, 208. Cf. McLennan, Studies, I, 269; Lubbock, Origin of Civilization, 162; and Grosse, Die Formen der Familie, 3 ff. This criticism is far too severe; see Kohler, Zur Urgeschichte der Ehe, 1 ff.; Cunow, Australneger, chaps. v-vii, 11 ff.; Hellwald, Die mensch. Familie, 158 ff.