Woman: An Historical Gynælogical and Anthropological Compendium, Volume Two provides information pertinent to relationships of women to the male sex. This book discusses the concepts of modesty, chastity, and respects for women in cultural history.Organized into 39 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the sexual relation of woman to man. This text then explores various topics, including love and the artificial arousing of love, various forms of betrothal, marriage, procreation, impregnation, and conception. Other chapters consider the position of woman in the family and in the nation. This book discusses as well the reciprocal relations between husband and wife, which are of the highest significance for the stage of morality to which each people has attained. The final chapter deals with the different kinds of customs that are associated with or directly attached to parturition.This book is a valuable resource for anthropologists, ethnologists, and research workers.

Volume TwoC. Woman in the Sex Relationship Chapter I Initiation Into Sexual Experience Woman's Relationships with the Male Sex Female "Modesty" Female Modesty Among Savages Modesty Among the More Highly Civilised Races Chastity in Woman Chastity in Modern European Civilisation Chapter II Virginity : Woman as Maiden Magic and Oracles for Determining Virginity The Disregard for Virginity Regard for Virginity Loss of Virginity Artificial Simulation or Restoration of Virginity Chapter III Woman in the Sexual Act Sexual Intercourse Ordinances and Abstinence Ceremonial Abstinence Position in Coitus Ritual Coitus Masturbation, Tribadism and Bestiality Chapter IV Prostitution Definition and Origin of Prostitution Ethnography of Professional Prostitution Compulsory Prostitution of Wives Temporary and Professional Prostitution History of Professional Prostitution in Europe Abolition and Re-Introduction of Brothels The Prevention of Prostitution The Anthropology of Prostitution Chapter V Religious Creeds and Social Customs in Marriage and Prostitution Prostitution as a Form of Hospitality Prostitution as a Religious Duty Ritual Orgies and Erotic Festivals Child Marriages Child Marriage in its Physiological Significance The Campaign Against Child Marriages in India Primitive Concepts of Impregnation Jus Primce Noctis Sexual Intercourse with Gods, Spirits, Devils and Demons Nuptial Abstinence The Christ Child Embryo Chapter VI Love and Courtship Love The Love Spell Love's Helpers Means to Avert Love Marriage Oracles and Prognostications Courtship and Betrothal Chapter VII Marriage Development of the Institution The Levirate and the Halizah Trial Marriages Impediments to Marriage Marriage Between Blood Relations Age at Marriage and the First-Born Among Civilised Peoples Age at Marriage and the First-Bom Among Savage Peoples Adultery Divorce Chapter VIII The Pregnant Woman Generation and Reproduction Conception and Fertilisation Climatic, Seasonal and Social Influences of Conception Chapter IX Sterility in Woman Why are Women Sterile ? Physical Causes of Sterility The Way in Which Sterility is Regarded The Prevention of Conception Prevention of Sterility Indications of Sterility Medical and Mechanical Means of Promoting Conception The Use of Baths and Springs Against Sterility Supernatural Help Against Sterility Supernatural Human Help Against Sterility The Help of the Dead Against Sterility Souls of Trees, Sparks of Fire and Other Aids Against Sterility Chapter ¿ Fertility Racial Differences in Fertility Fertility Among Asiatic Peoples Fertility Among American Peoples Fertility Among African Peoples Fertility Among Australians and Oceanians Chapter XI Mother and Child The Sex of the Unborn Child Sex Determination in Folklore Chapter XII Multiple Pregnancy Superfecundation Twins and Double Monsters Twins Triplets, Quadruplets, Quintuplets, Etc. The Cause of Multiple Births Condemnation of and Esteem for Multiple Births Esteem for Twin Births Telegony Chapter XIII The Physical Hygiene of Pregnancy The Diagnosis of Pregnancy Supernatural Signs of Pregnancy Pregnancy in Art Early Ideas of the Development of the Embryo The Duration of Pregnancy Unusually Protracted Pregnancy Chapter XIV Normal and Abnormal Pregnancy The Position of the Child The Views of Extra-European Nations on the Position of the Embryo in the Uterus Extra-Uterine Pregnancy False Pregnancies Chapter XV Social Procedure During Pregnancy Religious Rites on Recognition of Pregnancy Protection Against Evil Spirits and Demons During Pregnancy Pregnancy Demons Among Civilised Nations The Girdle of Pregnancy The Legal Rights of Pregnancy Prohibitions During Pregnancy Chapter XVI The Hygienic Treatment of Pregnancy Medical Prescriptions Diet in Pregnancy Dress in Pregnancy The Longings of Pregnancy Mental Care in Pregnancy Chapter XVII Dangers and Help in Pregnancy Shocks in Pregnancy Superstitious Rules During Pregnancy Duties of the Husband During Pregnancy Chapter XVIII The Therapy and Prognosis of Pregnancy Mechanical and Pharmaceutical Treatment Bathing and Rubbing with Ointment During Pregnancy Blood-Letting During Pregnancy Medicamental Treatment in Pregnancy The Superstitious Prognosis of Pregnancy Chapter XIX Premature Delivery and Miscarriage Variations in Prematurity When is the Foetus Viable ? Induction of Premature Labour Still-Births Chapter XX Accidental or Spontaneous Miscarriage Spontaneous Miscarriage : Causes and Prevalence Prevention of Miscarriage The Disposal of the Foetus The Symptoms of Incipient Miscarriage Chapter XXI Intentional Abortion or Termination of Pregnancy Significance of Intentional Abortion The Prevalence of Abortion at the Present Day Intentional Abortion in Civilisation Motives for Abortion Methods of Abortion Up to the Middle Ages Present-Day Methods of Abortion Among Extra-European Peoples Methods in Use in Europe Attempts to Limit or Prevent Abortion Chapte XXII Normal Birth At Term Birth in General The So-Called Instinct in Parturition and its Use in Science and Practice Birth in Language and Metaphor Sex and Birth in Hieroglyphs, Etc. Chapter XXIII Birth in Religions and Popular Belief Mysticism of Birth The Woman in Childbirth Regarded as Unclean The Parturient Woman Must have Peace Chapter XXIV Demonic Influences and Guardian Deities Supernatural Influences on Birth Maternal Divinities in the Near and Middle East the Gods of Birth Among the Iranian Peoples The Gods of Birth Among the Hindus The Gods of Birth Among the Greeks the Gods of Birth Among the Romans and Etruscans Indo-Germanic Birth Divinities Birth Divinities Among the Lapps, Finns, Magyars, Moravians, Letts, Votiaks and Tunguses Birth Divinities Among the Chinese, Japanese, Annamites and Others Birth Divinities Among the Civilised Nations of America Birth Divinities Among "Monotheistic" Peoples Chapter XXV Where Birth Takes Place The Choice of Place Birth Alone and Out-of-Doors Birth Out-of-Doors with Help from Others The Sudden Onset of Labour and Delivery in the Open Parturition in Public Birth at Home Birth in the Bath-Houses Birth Huts Chapter XXVI Health at Birth Are Births Easier Among Civilised or Primitive Nations ? The Process of Birth in Australia and Oceania The Process of Birth in Asia The Process of Birth in Africa The Process of Birth in America The Process of Birth in Europe Causes and Conditions of Easy Parturition Birth of Children of Mixed Races Chapter XXVII Normal Processes of Birth The Stages of Birth The Labour Pains Internal Signs of the Process of Birth The Active Participation of the Child and of the Pelvic Bones in Birth Normal and Other Presentations The Position of the Child at Birth and the Prognosis of Sex Chapter XXVIII Midwifery and Medicine The Development of Midwifery and Obstetrics Habits of Life and Midwifery Primitive Customs and Abuses The Husband as Obstetrician Primitive Midwives The Origins of Professional Midwifery Degenerate and Dishonest Midwifery Male Assistance at Birth Chapter XXIV Ancient and Medieval Obstetrics General Survey of the History of Obstetrics in Europe Methods Used in Ancient Israel Methods Used in Persia and India Methods in Midwifery Used in Ancient Egypt, Babylon, Etc. Methods Used in Ancient Greece Methods of Midwifery Used in Ancient Rome Midwifery in Islam Among the Mediaeval Teutons Chapter XXX The Evolution of Obstetrics in Europe Obstetrics in Italy The Development of Midwifery in Germany and Switzerland During the Middle Ages The Development of Midwifery in Germany and Switzerland in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries Midwifery in Modern Germany and Switzerland The Development of Midwifery in England Midwifery in Holland The Development of Midwifery in France Chapter XXXI The Development of Obstetrics in the Rest of Modern Europe In Russia Midwifery in Extra-European Russia Midwifery in Sweden, Finland and Esthonia Midwifery Among the Southem Slavs and in Modern Greece Chapter XXXII Evolution of Obstetrics in Modern Asia Midwifery in Turkey Midwifery in China Midwifery in Japan Chapter XXXIII Midwives in Proverbs and Folklore The Name and Designation, the Importance and Influence of Midwives The Midwife in Superstition Chapter XXXIV Technique of Normal Delivery The Origin of Methods of Assistance Customary Positions of the Body in Parturition Survey of the Positions of the Body Customary in Parturition The Distribution of the Positions in Parturition Apparatus Used in Parturition The Parturition Chair Parturition on the Lap The Use of Medicaments in Normal Delivery Chapter XXXV Manual and Mechanical Aid in Normal Labour Treatment by Anointings, Fomentations and Bathing Bearing-Down in Labour Pressure and Massage in Normal Parturition Artiflcial Dilatation of the Genitals Protection and Support of the Perineum Pulling the Presenting Parts of the Child Chapter XXXVI The Position Assumed During Labour Among the Ancient Civilised Nations Delivery Among the Ancient Egyptians Delivery Among the Greeks Delivery in Ancient Rome Delivery Among the Ancient Civilised Nations of America Chapter XXXVII The Separation of the New-Born Child Is there an Instinct Guiding Human Beings in the Stages of Placental Delivery ? Ligature and Division of the Umbilical Cord Ligature and Division of the Umbilical Cord in Oceania Ligature and Division of the Umbilical Cord in Asia Ligature and Division of the Umbilical Cord Among the American Indians Ligature and Division of the Umbilical Cord in Africa Ligature and Division of the Umbilical Cord in Ancient Civilisations Ligature and Division of the Umbilical Cord in Europe Survey of the Methods of Ligature and Division of the Umbilical Cord Chapter XXXVIII The Third Stage of Labour The Expulsion of the Placenta Procedure Among Savage Peoples Retention of the Placenta Supernatural and Sympathetic Expedients for Hastening the Expulsion of the Placenta The Use of the Umbihcal Cord for the Withdrawal of the Placenta The Expression of the Placenta Internal Manipulations for Placental Delivery The Expulsion of the Placenta Among the Japanese The Expulsion and Removal of the Placenta Among the Greeks and Romans The Expulsion and Removal of the Placenta in Modern Civilisation The Removal of the Placenta in Popular Midwifery in Europe Chapter XXXIX The Placenta in Ethnography Conception of the After-Birth Division and Ligature of the Umbilical Cord in Popular Belief The Umbilical Cord and the Stump in Folklore The Placenta in Folklore The Placenta as Twin The Burial of the Placenta Varied Methods of Elimination and Burial of the Placenta The Foetal Membranes in Folklore Artificial Wombs and Adult Rebirth