Marriage Customs in Many Lands by the Rev. H. N. Hutchinson
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Marriage Customs in Many Lands by the Rev. H. N. Hutchinson, published in 1897. An extensive late nineteenth-century survey of marriage traditions and ceremonies from cultures around the world, examining the diverse rituals, social customs, and symbolic practices surrounding courtship and matrimony. The work explores how different societies formalize unions and the cultural meanings attached to marriage across continents. Sections include India, China, Japan, Persia and Arabia, Turkey and Syria, North Africa, Equatorial Africa, South Africa, Aborigines of North and South America, Australasia, Melanesia and Polynesia, Greece, The Danubian Principalities, Russia, and many others. Illustrated throughout. Hardcover in deep red with beautifully gilt-decorated boards depicting wedding customs. Light shelfwear only.
