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Origin of customs of courtship and marriage.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Origin of customs. · Origin of customs of courtship and marriage. · view the constellation · filed as A1550

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  • India *Thompson-Balys.
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9 finer motifs beneath it
Why women do not woo Marriage between close relatives Origin of exogamy and endogamy Origin of love-songs Origin of marriage Origin of sexual restrictions Why woman is master of her husband. (Cf. A1372.9.) Origin of divorce Origin of customs of courtship and marriage – miscellaneous

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