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The Aryan Household [1891]: Its Structure and its Development. An Introduction to Comparative Jurisprudence

The Aryan Household [1891]: Its Structure and its Development. An Introduction to Comparative Jurisprudence

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AnthropologyGeneral LawGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1584771240
ISBN13: 9781584771241
Publisher: Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
Published: May 4 2026
Pages: 508
Weight: 1.86
Height: 1.25 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Reprint of the final issue of this book (1891). Originally published in 1878, this foundational work of comparative jurisprudence explores the social and legal evolution of ancient Indo-European societies, then commonly termed Aryan, treating the household-rather than the individual-as the fundamental building block of ancient civilization. Hearn traces how primitive kinship, domestic authority, and archaic religious practices like ancestor worship eventually transformed into complex political and legal systems. Positioned alongside the works of Henry Sumner Maine, it is cited as a foundational text for understanding the transition from kin-based organization to modern civil law.

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