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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
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WILLIAM EDWARD HEARN,
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DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF LAW IN THE UNIVERSITY OF HELBOUBNE
LOOTON
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND MELBOURNE
GEORGE ROBERTSON 1879
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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INTRODUCTION
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Archaic Worship.
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the Household.
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checks upon Paternal Power provisions in default of Sons
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The Distinction of Ranks in
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The Household. Household
Historical examples of this Corporate character The foundation of the Household was Marriage
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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
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