...kinship through males ; and in such cases we shall be able to conclude that such certainty has formerly been wanting — that more or less promiscuous intercourse...confidently infer the one where we find the other. Let us see, then, what can be said for the proposition that there has been a stage in the progress...

...kinship through males ; and in such cases we shall be able to conclude that such certainty has formerly been wanting — that more or less promiscuous intercourse...confidently infer the one where we find the other." l It must be observed that the facts adduced as examples of what Mr. McLennan calls " kinship through...

...to a time when paternity was usually, or in a great proportion of cases, uncertain. ' The connexion between these two things — uncertain paternity and...confidently infer the one where we find the other' (Prim. Mar.* 126). This theory as to the origin of the maternal system is doubtless much more plausible...

...kinship through males ; and in such cases we shall be able to conclude that such certainty has formerly been wanting — that more or less promiscuous intercourse...confidently infer the one where we find the other." 1 It must be observed that the facts adduced as examples of what Mr. McLennan calls " kinship through...

...kinship through males ; and in such cases we shall be able to conclude that such certainty has formerly been wanting — that more or less promiscuous intercourse...so necessary — that of cause and effect — that 1 Bachofen, Das Mullerrecht. *75 J 2 we may confidently infer the one where we find the other."1 This...

...kinship through males ; and in such cases we shall be able to conclude that such certainty has formerly been wanting — that more or less promiscuous intercourse...so necessary — that of cause and effect — that 1 Bachofen, Das Multerrtcht. we may confidently infer the one where we find the other."1 This opinion...

...(understood as perceptions of consanguinity) to which the scenario that Millar had envisaged was central. The connection between these two things — uncertain...confidently infer the one where we find the other. (McLennan 1865:161) Citing contemporary Welsh and Bedouin marriage rites in which mock captures of...

...to a time when paternity was usually, or In a great proportion of cases, uncertain. ' The connexion between these two things— uncertain paternity and...and effect— that we may confidently Infer the one when we And the other ' (Prim, il or.' 126). This theory as to the origin of the maternal system Is...