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WOMEN
UNDER
POLYGAMY
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Photo TURKISH WOMEN. Underwood
WOMEN UNDER
POLYGAMY
BY
WALTER M. GALLICHAN
With 15 Illustrations
1914ADELPHI
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| Preface (not in original) | v | |
| I | THE ORIGIN OF THE HAREM | 11 |
| II | THE ANCIENT HAREM | 25 |
| III | MOHAMMED AND POLYGAMY | 37 |
| IV | ANCIENT JEWISH POLYGAMY | 49 |
| V | THE WOMEN OF INDIA | 55 |
| VI | THE CULT OF WOMAN AND LOVE | 71 |
| VII | THE ZENANA | 86 |
| VIII | HINDU WOMEN AND THE SACRED BOOKS | 96 |
| IX | THE DISABILITIES OF INDIAN WOMEN | 102 |
| X | MOHAMMEDAN WOMEN IN INDIA | 119 |
| XI | MARRIAGE IN BURMA | 125 |
| XII | ZENANA MISSIONS | 135 |
| XIII | THE IMPERIAL HAREM IN TURKEY | 139 |
| XIV | POLYGAMY IN TURKISH SOCIETY | 148 |
| XV | FEMINISM IN TURKEY | 161 |
| XVI | THE HAREM IN MODERN EGYPT | 171 |
| XVII | WOMEN IN THE HAREM | 179 |
| XVIII | THE GUARDIANS OF THE SERAGLIO | 191 |
| XIX | HAREM INTRIGUES AND SCANDALS | 2OO |
| XX | THE ARABIAN CONCUBINATE | 208 |
| XXI | THE WOMEN OF PERSIA | 216 |
| XXII | THE PERSIAN ANDERUN | 228 |
| XXIII | AFGHAN MARRIAGE | 240 |
| XIV | POLYGYNY IN JAPAN | 244 |
| XXV | MOROCCO AND TUNIS | 258 |
| XVI | POLYGAMY AMONG MODERN AFRICANS | 264 |
| XVII | CHINESE MARRIAGE AND POLYGYNY | 273 |
| XVIII | WESTERN POLYGYNY | 282 |
| XXIX | MORMON POLYGAMY | 299 |
| XXX | MONOGAMY AND POLYGYNY | 313 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| TURKISH WOMEN | Frontispiece | |
| A DAUGHTER OF EGYPT | Facing Page | 37 |
| GIRLS OF NORTHERN INDIA | Facing„ Page„ | 55 |
| BURMESE LADIES AT A GARDEN PARTY | Facing„ Page„ | 125 |
| IN THE HAREM. TYPICAL COSTUMES OF CONSTANTINOPLE | Facing„ Page„ | 144 |
| TURKISH BRIDE IN WEDDING DRESS | Facing„ Page„ | 161 |
| EGYPTIAN GIRLS AT THEBES | Facing„ Page„ | 184 |
| AN ARAB WOMAN | Facing„ Page„ | 200 |
| GEORGIAN DANCING GIRLS | Facing„ Page„ | 216 |
| PERSIAN GIRL OF UPPER CLASS | Facing„ Page„ | 234 |
| JAPANESE GIRLS IN BAMBOO AVENUE | Facing„ Page„ | 248 |
| A GEISHA GIRL | Facing„ Page„ | 256 |
| MOORISH WOMEN, ALGIERS | Facing„ Page„ | 262 |
| KING WAMBUGOO, EAST AFRICA, AND HIS SIXTEEN WIVES | Facing„ Page„ | 268 |
| A CHINESE BEAUTY | Facing„ Page„ | 278 |
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