BY THE SAME AUTHOR
A STUDY OF THE MATRIARCHY
DEDICATION
CONTENTS
PART I THE PRIMITIVE FAMILY CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY
CHAPTER II AN EXPOSITION OF BACHOFEN'S THEORY OF THE MATRIARCHATE
CHAPTER III DIFFICULTIES AND OBJECTIONS: AN ATTEMPT TO
CHAPTER IV DEVELOPMENT IN THE PATRIARCHAL FAMILY AND THE RISE OF MOTHER-POWER
PART II THE MOTHER-AGE CIVILISATION
CHAPTER V THE MATRIARCHAL FAMILY AMONG THE AMERICAN INDIANS
CHAPTER VI THE MATERNAL FAMILY AMONG THE KHASIS
CHAPTER VII FURTHER EXAMPLES OF THE MATERNAL FAMILY
CHAPTER VIII MOTHER-RIGHT CUSTOMS AND THE TRANSITION TO FATHER-RIGHT
CHAPTER IX WOMEN AND PRIMITIVE INDUSTRY
CHAPTER X TRACES OF MOTHER-RIGHT CUSTOMS IN ANCIENT AND MODERN CIVILISATIONS
CHAPTER XI THE SURVIVALS OF MOTHER-RIGHT IN FOLK-LORE, IN HEROIC LEGENDS, AND IN FAIRY STORIES
CHAPTER XII CONCLUDING REMARKS
INDEX