Christopher Ryan Quotes

Morgan's Argument That Prehistoric Societies Practiced Group Marriage (also Known As The Primal Horde Or Omnigamy - The Latter Term Apparently Coined By French Author Charles Fourier) So Influenced Darwin's Thinking That He Admitted, "It Seems Certain That The Habit Of Marriage Has Been Gradually Developed, And That Almost Promiscuous Intercourse Was Once Extremely Common Throughout The World." With His Characteristic Courteous Humility, Darwin Agreed That There Were "present Day Tribes" Where "all The Men And Women In The Tribe Are Husbands And Wives To Each Other." In Deference To Morgan's Scholarship, Darwin Continued, "Those Who Have Most Closely Studied The Subject, And Whose Judgment Is Worth Much More Than Mine, Believe That Communal Marriage Was The Original And Universal Form Throughout The World ... .

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