Marriage Rites, Customs and Ceremonies of the World : With Many Illustrations

Contents: Preface. 1. India. 2. China. 3. Japan. 4. Persia  and  Arabia. 5. Turkey and Syria. 6. North Africa. 7. Equatorial Africa. 8. South Africa. 9. Aborigines of North and  South America. 10. Australasia. 11. Melanesia and Polynesia. 12. Greece. 13. The Danubian principalities. 14. Russia. 15. Scandinavia and Poland. 16. Germany. 17. Bohemia, Austria and Hungary. 18. The Tyrol and Switzerland. 19. Italy, Spain and Portugal. 20. France, Holland and Belgium. 21. England and Wales. 22. Scotland. 23. Ireland. 24. The Gipsies and the Mormons.

"This book, enriched with over dozen illustrations, presents a fascinating account of different rites and customs of marriage across the five continents of the world. It describes in detail the quaint and interesting customs and ceremonies of marriage practiced in different part of the world, with special focus on India, China, Japan, Persia, Arab world, Turkey, Syria, Africa, America, Australia, Greece, Russia, Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, England, Scotland and Ireland."