McLennan knew only three forms of marriage: polygyny,
polyandry and monogamy.
But once attention had been directed to the question, more and more proofs were found
that there existed among undeveloped peoples forms of marriage
in which a number of men possessed a number of women in common,
and Lubbock recognized this group marriage ("communal marriage") as a historical fact
But once attention had been directed to the question, more and more proofs were found
that there existed among undeveloped peoples forms of marriage
in which a number of men possessed a number of women in common,
and Lubbock recognized this group marriage ("communal marriage") as a historical fact