How unique is the Western European marriage pattern?. A comparison of nuptiality in historical Europe and the contemporary Arab world.

History of the Family

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 387-400

  Engelen, Theo ^a   Puschmann, Paul ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arab world; European marriage pattern; Nuptiality

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055075763     PISSN: 1081602X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hisfam.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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