CHAPTER IX

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WOMEN.

Love among Arabs--Three tales of true love--Umm-´Amr--The ideal of beauty--Coiffure--Gait--Woman's counsel--Marriage and divorce--Laws and general habits--Choice of a wife--Prohibited degrees--Cousins preferred--Ages--A wife's qualifications--Dowry--Marriage contract--Festivities and ceremonies of marriage--Wedding horoscopes--Employment of the ḥareem--Polygamy and the Muslim social system in general--Affection between wives 207

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