Different customs have been pointed out as unmistakable survivals of previous states of marital communism or group marriage.
And everywhere we find not only that the idea of individual marriage exists, but that it by no means bears the features of anything like recent innovation, or a subordinate form subservient to the idea of group marriage.
A detailed discussion of the latter showing its lack of the features of "group marriage" (pp.
Is a past of 'group marriage' or 'communal marriage' proved by the terms for human relationships employed by many backward races, and by survivals in manner and custom?
Group marriage is closely connected with what is called exogamy or exogeny, that is to say, marriage outside the clan, as opposed to endogamy or endogeny, marriage within the clan.
This form of marriage, admirably studied by Howitt and Fison[267] among the Australians, has received from them the name of "group marriage.
It is also obvious that, as far as group marriage exists, descent can only be traced on the mother's side and, hence, only female lineage be acknowledged.
But if we confine ourselves to mammals, we find all forms of sexual intercourse, license, suggestions of group marriage, polygamy and monogamy.
True, the Australian class system also offers a starting point for it; the Australians have gentes, but not yet a Punaluan family, only a cruder form of group marriage.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "group marriage" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
