RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Lubbock, Origin of Civilisation. CUL-DAR85.A57. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2022. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).
Darwin cited this in Descent 2: 324, n21: "Sir J. Lubbock ('Origin of Civilisation,' 1870, p. 69) gives other and similar cases in North America."
[A57]
[in margin:] Lubbock
p. 60 Evidence of communal marriage
64. communal terms of relationship not corresponding with actual state - Sandwich
[illeg] Authors who believe in communism (see old note)
70 Individual marriage from capture
86 – 91 Honour to licentious women
99 wide prevalence of exogamy
100 Polyandry prevalent but not so much as M. & Morgan suppose
104 - causes strengthening tie of child & mother
108 abundant evidence of relation through mother alone
for *s. On Marriage & allied Points
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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