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This book presents a comprehensive overview of global courtship and marriage customs, from ancient history to contemporary society, demonstrating the vast differences as well as the similarities across all of human culture.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Guide to Related Topics Volume 1 Abduction, Marriage by Aborigines (Australian) Adultery Afghanistan Africa Age at Marriage Albania Almonds Amish Marriage Anglo-Saxon Marriage Anniversaries Announcements Anvil, Firing of Arabic Weddings Armenia Arranged Marriage Arras, Las (Arrhae) Art, Wedding in Auspicious Times for Marriage Ball Games Bangladesh Banns Banya Barring the Way Ba'siller Bathing Bed, Marriage Bells Belt, Marriage Besom Weddings Best Man Betrothal Bhutan Bible and Marriage Bidding Bigamy Blind Date Bolivia Bonds, Marriage Bosseller Bottom Drawer Bouquet Boutonniere Breach of Promise Breakfast, Wedding Bride Bride-Ale Bride-Cake Bridegroom Bride-Price Bridesmaid Bridewain Broom, Marriage over the Brunei Buddhist Marriage Bulgaria Bundling Burma Cake, Wedding Cana, Wedding at Candles Canopy, Bridal Capture (Kidnap), of Bride Capture, Marriage by Cards, Wedding Cars Catholic Marriage Cats Celibacy Celtic Marriage Ceremony Chamber Pot Chastity Child Marriage Chimney Sweep China Choice of Partner Christian Weddings Church Porch, Weddings in Civil Ceremonies Colors Common-Law Marriage Commonwealth Period in Britain (1649–1660) Companionate Marriage Concubine Confetti Congo Consanguinity Consummation Contracts Convenience, Marriage of Costume Courtly Love Courtship Creeling Crowning of Bride and Groom Crowns Cuba Customs Cyprus Czech Republic Dances Dancing in a Hog (Pig) Trough Dashiki Dating Days for Marriage Death and Marriage Decorations Denmark Destination Weddings Diamonds Divinations Divorce Dowry Dress, Wedding Dunmow Flitch Dwynwen, Saint Egg Egypt Elizabethan Wedding Party Elopement Endogamy/Exogamy Engagement Engagement/Courtship Gifts Epithalamium Ethiopia Etiquette Evil Eye, Protection from Execution, Release from Factory Customs Fantasy Weddings Favors Feet Feminism and Marriage Fescennine Songs Fiancé(e) Fiji Finland Fleet Weddings Flowers Food/Feast Forced Marriage France Games Garlands Garter Gerewol Germany GI Brides Gifts Giving Away Gloves Gold Gold Coins Greece Green Green Wedding Gretna Green Gypsy Weddings Haiti Handfasting Harem Headdress Hen Night Henna Hindu Marriage Holland Home, Setting Up Honeymoon Honor Killing Hope Chest Horseshoe Hot Pot Hungary Huppah (Chuppa) Volume 2 Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Irregular Marriage Islamic Marriage Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jewelry, Wedding Jewish Marriage Karva Chauth Ketubah Kidnapping Kinship Kiss Klezmer Korea Krevati Kurdistan Kuwait Labor Service, to In-Laws Las Vegas Leap Year Legends Levirate Lisdoonvarna Lord Hardwicke's Marriage Act (1753) Love Love Letters Love Locks Love Potions and Magic Love Spoons Love Telegraph Luck Maidens' Garland Maori Weddings Marriage Marriage Bar Marriage Systems Mar Thoma Weddings Mass Weddings Matchmaking Matchmaking Fairs Matriarchal Society May, Marriage in Mexico Middle East Minangkabau People Money Dance Monogamy Mormon Church Morocco Music Myrtle Name, Change of Native American Marriage Niger Norway Nuer Weddings Nuts Obedient Wives Club Online Dating Open Marriage Orange Blossom Origins of Marriage Orthodox Church, Marriage in Pagan Wedding Pakistan Palestinian Weddings Paper of Pins Papua New Guinea Penny Weddings Petting Stone Philippines Photographs Planner, Wedding Poland Polterabend Party Polyandry Polygyny Portugal Posset Premarriage Customs Prenuptial Agreements Presents Processions Proposal Proxy, Marriage by Purchase, Marriage by Quaker Marriage Quintain Racing Receiving Line Reception Red Ribbon Girl Rice Rings, Wedding and Betrothal Roman Weddings Romania Rosemary Rough Music/Rough Band Royal Weddings (British) Russia Saints, Patron Sameh People Same-Sex Marriage Sea, Marriage at Shakers Shift, Marrying in a Shoes Shower Sicily Sikh Marriage Slave Weddings Sororate Soupe, La South America Spain Speed Dating Spousal Stafell Stag Night Stockings, Throwing of Strawboys Suttee Sweden Sword Temporary Marriage Thailand Themed Weddings Threshold, Carrying over Tibet Tilak Ceremony Tokens Touareg Tree, Marriage to a Trees, Wedding Trousseau Turkey Twelve Symbols of Life Ukraine United Kingdom United States Unorthodox Marriages Ushers Valentine's Day Veil Vena Amoris Vietnam Vows Wales Walking on Gold Wed Wedding House Wheat Widow Wife-Beating Wife-Selling Wife-Swapping Yemen Yoruban Weddings Yugoslavia Zoroastrian Marriage Zulu Weddings Bibliography Index About the Author

About the Author

George P. Monger, BSc, MA, is a freelance heritage conservation consultant, folklorist, and writer.

Reviews

The entries are well-written and easily accessible, making this suitable for high school students . . . this set would be a good addition to public and academic libraries.
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The readability of the book makes it appropriate for all ages above middle school. As a reference book it would be very good in academic and public libraries. It could also be used as a text for comparative marriage customs.
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