2. Sex and the Meaning of Marriage

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table Of Contents 7
3. Acknowledgments 9
4. Abbreviations 11
5. Introduction 13
6. Part 1. Creating New Families
7. 1. Property, Power and Bride Price 29
8. 2. Consent to Betrothal 41
9. 3. Betrothal, Desire, and Emotional Attachment 51
10. 4. Having Children 57
11. 5. Family Planning 65
12. Conclusions to Part 1 83
13. Part 2. Marriage
14. Introduction 87
15. 1. Property and the Limits of Marriage 89
16. 2. Sex and the Meaning of Marriage 104
17. 3. Adultery 112
18. 4. Divorce 123
19. 5. Concordia 132
20. Conclusions to Part 2 142
21. Part 3. Parenthood
22. Introduction 145
23. 1. Patrimony and Fatherhood 148
24. 2. The Role and Meaning of Fatherhood 160
25. 3. The Legal Role of Mothers 168
26. 4. The Nurturing Mother 173
27. 5. Parents and Betrothal 184
28. 6. Parents and Adult Children 189
29. Conclusions to Part 3 198
30. Conclusions 201
31. Appendix 1: The Law Codes 205
32. Appendix 2: Table of Incidence of Laws Concerning Betrothal and Marriage 214
33. Appendix 3: Three Table of Incidence of Laws Concerning Parenting 215
34. Bibliography 217
35. Index 253