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83:5.3 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_marriage Group marriages] [[gradually]] gave way before the emerging [[practices]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy polygamy]—[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny polygyny] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyandry polyandry]—among the more advanced [[tribes]]. But [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyandry polyandry] was never general, being usually [[limited]] to queens and [[Wealth|rich]] [[women]]; furthermore, it was customarily a [[family]] affair, one wife for several brothers. [[Caste]] and [[economic]] restrictions sometimes made it [[necessary]] for several men to content themselves with one [[wife]]. Even then, the woman would marry only one, the others being loosely tolerated as "uncles" of the joint [[progeny]].

83:5.3 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_marriage Group marriages] [[gradually]] gave way before the emerging [[practices]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy polygamy]—[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny polygyny] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyandry polyandry]—among the more advanced [[tribes]]. But [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyandry polyandry] was never general, being usually [[limited]] to queens and [[Wealth|rich]] [[women]]; furthermore, it was customarily a [[family]] affair, one wife for several brothers. [[Caste]] and [[economic]] restrictions sometimes made it [[necessary]] for several men to content themselves with one [[wife]]. Even then, the woman would marry only one, the others being loosely tolerated as "uncles" of the joint [[progeny]].

83:5.4 The [[Jewish]] [[custom]] requiring that a man consort with his deceased [[brother]]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widow widow] for the [[purpose]] of "raising up seed for his brother,"[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_22] was the [[custom]] of more than half the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_World ancient world]. This was a [[relic]] of the [[time]] when marriage was a [[family]] affair rather than an [[individual]] [[association]].

83:5.4 The [[Jewish]] [[custom]] requiring that a man consort with his deceased [[brother]]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widow widow] for the [[purpose]] of "raising up seed for his brother,"[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_matthew#Chapter_22] was the [[custom]] of more than half the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_World ancient world]. This was a [[relic]] of the [[time]] when marriage was a [[family]] affair rather than an [[individual]] [[association]].

83:5.5 The [[institution]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny polygyny] recognized, at various times, four sorts of wives:

83:5.5 The [[institution]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny polygyny] recognized, at various times, four sorts of wives:

83:5.6 True [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny polygyny], where all the wives are of [[equal]] [[status]] and all the [[children]] [[equal]], has been very rare. Usually, even with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural_marriage plural marriages], the [[home]] was dominated by the head wife, the [[status]] companion. She alone had the [[ritual]] [[wedding]] [[ceremony]], and only the [[children]] of such a purchased or dowered spouse could inherit unless by special arrangement with the [[status]] wife.

83:5.6 True [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny polygyny], where all the wives are of [[equal]] [[status]] and all the [[children]] [[equal]], has been very rare. Usually, even with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural_marriage plural marriages], the [[home]] was dominated by the head wife, the [[status]] companion. She alone had the [[ritual]] [[wedding]] [[ceremony]], and only the [[children]] of such a purchased or dowered spouse could inherit unless by special arrangement with the [[status]] wife.

83:5.7 The [[status]] [[wife]] was not necessarily the [[love]] wife; in early times she usually was not. The love wife, or sweetheart, did not appear until the races were considerably advanced, more particularly after the blending of the evolutionary [[tribes]] with the [[Nodites]] and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_76#76:4._THE_VIOLET_RACE Adamites].

83:5.7 The [[status]] [[wife]] was not necessarily the [[love]] wife; in early times she usually was not. The love wife, or sweetheart, did not appear until the races were considerably advanced, more particularly after the blending of the evolutionary [[tribes]] with the [[Nodites]] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_76#76:4._THE_VIOLET_RACE Adamites].

83:5.8 The [[taboo]] wife—one wife of [[legal]] [[status]]—created the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concubine concubine] [[mores]]. Under these mores a man might have only one wife, but he could maintain [[sex]] [[relations]] with any number of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concubine concubines]. Concubinage was the steppingstone to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monogamy monogamy], the first move away from frank [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny polygyny]. The concubines of the [[Jews]], [[Romans]], and [[Chinese]] were very frequently the handmaidens of the [[wife]]. Later on, as among the [[Jews]], the [[legal]] [[wife]] was looked upon as the [[mother]] of all children born to the [[husband]].

83:5.8 The [[taboo]] wife—one wife of [[legal]] [[status]]—created the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concubine concubine] [[mores]]. Under these mores a man might have only one wife, but he could maintain [[sex]] [[relations]] with any number of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concubine concubines]. Concubinage was the steppingstone to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monogamy monogamy], the first move away from frank [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny polygyny]. The concubines of the [[Jews]], [[Romans]], and [[Chinese]] were very frequently the handmaidens of the [[wife]]. Later on, as among the [[Jews]], the [[legal]] [[wife]] was looked upon as the [[mother]] of all children born to the [[husband]].

83:5.11 [[Human]] [[customs]] evolve, but very slowly. The [[purpose]] of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harem harem] was to build up a strong and numerous body of blood [[kin]] for the [[support]] of the throne. A certain chief was once convinced that he should not have a harem, that he should be contented with one wife; so he promptly dismissed his harem. The dissatisfied wives went to their [[homes]], and their offended [[relatives]] swept down on the chief in [[Anger|wrath]] and did away with him then and there.

83:5.11 [[Human]] [[customs]] evolve, but very slowly. The [[purpose]] of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harem harem] was to build up a strong and numerous body of blood [[kin]] for the [[support]] of the throne. A certain chief was once convinced that he should not have a harem, that he should be contented with one wife; so he promptly dismissed his harem. The dissatisfied wives went to their [[homes]], and their offended [[relatives]] swept down on the chief in [[Anger|wrath]] and did away with him then and there.

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[[Category:Paper 83 - The Marriage Institution]]

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