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Hearn, William Edward. The Aryan Household Its Structure and its Development. An Introduction to Comparative Jurisprudence. London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1891. viii, 494 pp. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 1-58477-124-0. Cloth. $90. Originally published in Melbourne in 1878, this is a reprint of the first Anglo-American edition. "Recommended by Pound for `the legal institutions of Indo-European peoples.' Pound. Outlines [of Lectures on Jurisprudence]: 229." Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University (1953) 108. Chapter titles include Law and Custom, The Law and Custom of Property, The Rise of Civil Jurisdiction.
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THE AEYAN HOUSEHOLD THE ABYAN HOUSEHOLD ITS STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT ITS AN INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE JURISPRUDENCE c? - BY tfy***. f- WILLIAM EDWARD HEARN, LL.D. DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF LAW IN THE UNIVERSITY OF HELBOUBNE LOOTON LONGMANS, GREEN, AND MELBOURNE GEORGE ROBERTSON 1879 All rightt reserved CO. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE INTRODUCTION ... ... CHAPTER 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ... ... ... ... Archaic Worship. I. ... ... ... ... Objects of archaic belief The relations between the Divinity and the Worshipper ... The relations between Co-worshippers ... The symbol of community of worship was the Common Meal The Common Meal implies both act and intent ... ... The theory of this symbol ... ... ... CHAPTER TJie II. House 7. 1. The Corporate character 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Nature of CHAPTER 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. of the The Rite of Initiation ... The Property of the Household The Succession ... ... The The The The The The ... Children ... ... 29 30 33 ... ... ... 39 41 ... ... 47 49 ... ... ... 52 54 56 ... ... ... ... 63 ... ... 67 ... ... 69 ... ... ... 72 ... ... ... ... 74 ... ... ... ... 79 the Household. ... ... ... ... ... 84 ... ... ... ... ... 86 ... ... ... ... ... 91 ... ... ... ... 97 ... ... ... ... 102 ... .. ... ... 107 checks upon Paternal Power provisions in default of Sons Dependents ... ... The Distinction of Ranks in House Father House Mother 19 26 ... The Household. Household Historical examples of this Corporate character The foundation of the Household was Marriage CHAPTER IV. 2. III. 15 ... Spirit. House Worship ... ... ... ... The Worship of Deceased Ancestors an Aryan institution House Worship a veritable religion ... ... ... The Worship on the Hearth ... ... ... House Worship and House Burial ... ... ... ... Pdtual of House Worship ... ... ... ... ... ... Persistence of House Worship 1. 1 ,. ... TABLE