Note 715 — Chapter IV · RISE OF THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT
Reading edition
See the passage quoted from Boaz, p. 191, above. The "ceremonies" may sometimes be intended to prove the man's ability to support a family: Ratzel, Hist. of Mankind, II, 125.
Reading edition
See the passage quoted from Boaz, p. 191, above. The "ceremonies" may sometimes be intended to prove the man's ability to support a family: Ratzel, Hist. of Mankind, II, 125.