FREE LOVE—ADULTERY
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Westermarck, Edward
Uncivilised peoples among whom both sexes enjoy perfect freedom previous to marriage, pp. 422–424.—Among whom unchastity before marriage is looked upon as a disgrace or a crime for a woman, p. 424.—The wantonness of savages in several cases due to foreign influence, ibid.—In many tribes the free intercourse which prevails between unmarried people not of a promiscuous nature, p. 424 sq.—Uncivilised peoples among whom the man who seduces a girl is subject to punishment or censure, pp. 425–427.—Moral opinions as to sexual intercourse between unmarried people among the Chinese, p. 427.—Among the ancient Hebrews, p. 427 sq.—Among Muhammedan peoples, p. 428.—Among the Hindus, ibid.—In Zoroastrianism, ibid.—Among the ancient Teutons, p. 429.—In ancient Greece and Rome, pp. 429–431.—In Christianity, p. 431 sq.—During the Middle Ages, p. 432 sq.—After the Reformation, p. 433.—In present Europe, p. 433 sq.—Explanation of the moral ideas concerning sexual intercourse between unmarried people, pp. 434–443.—Prostitution, pp. 441–443.—Religious prostitution, connected with religious celibacy, p. 443 sq.—Of the Babylonian type, pp. 444–446.—Moral opinions as to the seduction of a married woman, pp. 447–450.—As to unfaithfulness in a wife, p. 450 sq.—As to the remarriages of widows, ibid.—As to unfaithfulness in a husband, pp. 451–455.