1 Introduction 1
2 The initiation of negotiations 24
3 Pre-marital ritual forms 41
4 Age at marriage 60
5 Choice of marriage partner 80
6 The ceremonial of marriage 108
7 The 'modernisation' of marriage and kinship structures 127
8 Marriage and the domestic group 142
9 Marriage and primary groups 165
10 Conclusions 184
List of abbreviations 189
Bibliography 190
Index 208