Marriage ceremonies in Morocco / by Edward Westermarck.

  • Westermarck, Edward, 1862-1939.
Date:
1914
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Marriage ceremonies in Morocco / by Edward Westermarck. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    garment of the bride on her head, 236, 241, 267 ; round or in the presence of this garment, 236, 240, 241, 267 5 the bridegroom joining in the, 251-253, 268 ; the bride joining in the, 253, 268 Dancing-boys, 96 girls, 96 Danger attaching to the sexual act, conception of, 1, 26, 27, 271, 334 sqq. Dates, 25, 28, 34, 52, 83, 147, 150, 158, 164, 183, 194, 199, 209, 212-2x4, 216, 217, 226, 231, 233, 241, 249, 25D 253, 282, 283, 287, 299, 302, 310, 364; represent wealth, 25, 27, 28, 139, 164, 347 5 of Tafilelt, 138 “ Day of ambulation, the,” 279 “ of the bridal box, the,” 129 “ of the cleaning of the corn, the,” 92 “ of finishing, the,” 31 ‘k — of the flour, the,” 92 “ of the girdle, the,” 293 sq. “ of the morning, the,” 274 “ of the neighbours, the bride’s,” 146 “ of pouring, the,” 136 “ of the wedding, the,” 140, 274 Days, for the celebration of marriages, 86 sq. ; for the beginning of the autumn ploughing, 87 Dead people, the souls of, 342, 344 Death, the dowry in the case of the husband’s, 65-68, 70-73, 76 5 practices supposed to cause the husband’s, 171, 172, 189, 353 sq. ; contagion of, 344 Defloration of the bride, the, ceremonies intended to facilitate, 151, 152, 164, 177, J79, J92, (232, 264, 265, 348) ; announced by the bridegroom pulling up the backs of his slippers, 159, 251, 253, 254, 266 ; by his sending dried fruit to her parents, 228 5 by a quivering noise, 228, 233, 236, 237, 240, 242, 245, 249, 253, 267, 322 5 by shooting, 233, 236, 237, 240, 242, 245, 249, 251, 253, 266, 322 ; by the bride dabbing a spot of blood on either cheek, 246 ; aimed at by witchcraft, 172, 173, 179, 3245 sham attempt to prevent, 232, 264, 348 ; the bride- groom taking care that no offspring can result from, 265 5 performed by somebody else than the bridegroom, 271 sqq. See Consummation of the Marriage, Virginity Demnat, 2, 6, 11772.2, 252, 258 Descos. See Aubin Destaing, E., 118 n.1 and «.3, 256 n?y 263 n.\ 266 «.2, 294 n., 314 n. Devil, the, 98, 122, 127, 129, 255, 256, .323, 338, 344, 359 Diseases, curing of, 261, 262, 3 52 > caused by jnun, 343 Disguises at marriages, 25-27, 152, J53> 163, 165, 174, 187, 188, 198, 199, 284, 323, 33° “Dish of the morning, the,” 236 Divorce, easy, 19 ; the dowry in the case of, 65-73, 76, 79 5 practices supposed to prevent, 141, 149, 15°, 161, 169, 170 (cf., however, 177), 179, 190, 202, 208,. 222, 305, 349, 353 sq. ; omens relating to, 208, 209, 247,248,321 ; of frequent occurrence, 328 Divorced wife, allowed to dispose of her own hand, 595 in her father’s power, 59 sq. ; dowry given for a, 66-69, 71- 73, 328 ; remarriage of a, 328 sqq. ; the wedding of a, 329 sqq. Dog of the house, the, ceremony to make it friendly with the young wife, 296, 357 Domestic animals, ceremonies supposed to increase the, 196, 201, 204, 219, 221, 222, 232, 298, 347 ; ceremony supposed to expel death from the, 200 ; sprinkled with water, 208 -y with henna, 303, 362 Donkeys, 209, 340 Doughty, C. M., 338 n} Doutte, Edmond, 6 n.8, 7 ?z., 23 w.1, 53 n-1-> 59 96 117 n.\ 118 «.3, 139 n.1, 152 k.2, 166 n.l Dowry, 17, 30, 31, 38, 39, 41, 45, 50, 52, 53, 64-77, 79, 80, 82, 83, 102, no, 154, 169, 180, 181, 260, 303, 354 5 for widows or divorced wives, 66-69, 71-73, 328 j returned if the bride is found not to be a virgin, 71, 73, 229, 236, 243, 246, 270; one- half of it returned, 246, 270 Dozy, R., 96 n., 139 w.1, 166 168 n? Drawa, 2 sq. “ Drawers, the,” 228, 229, 275 “ , the money of the,” 251, 262 Dress, the bride’s, 92, 142-144, 146, 148, 152-154, 156-158, 163, 174, 175, 178, 187, 188, 194, 250, 261, 275-277, 321 ; the bridegroom’s, 99, 102, 106, ill, 114, 115, 120, 124, 126-128, 225, 227, 253, 260, 261, 29D 321, 324, 347, 354, 3575 cere- monies referring to, 260, 261, 354 j