Studies In Ancient History Comprising A Reprint Of Primitive Marriage An Inquiry Into The Origin Of The Form Of Capture In Marriage Ceremonies
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Studies in Ancient History. Comprising a Reprint of Primitive Marriage. An Inquiry Into the Origin of the Form of Capture in Marriage Ceremonies
Author: John Ferguson McLennan
language: en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date: 2024-06-25
Reprint of the original, first published in 1886.
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