Author: Tegnaeus, Harry.
Title: Blood-Brothers: An Ethno-Sociological Study of the Institutions of Blood-Brotherhood with Special Reference to Africa.
Description: NY: Philosophical Library, Inc. (1952). (1952). - Quarto, 12 inches high by 9 inches wide. Bound in red cloth titled in gilt on spine. The covers are bumped with a few very light stains. 181 & [1] pages, with illustrations in black and white. Very good.

First edition.

In addition to studying the institution of blood brotherhood in various regions of Africa, Tegnaeus looks at its occurrence in other nations and races, among them the Vikings, Irish, English, Eastern Europeans, Arabs, Pacific Islanders, North American Indians and Gypsies. The book includes an 8-1/2 page bibliography. Very good .

Keywords: ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; BLOOD BROTHERHOOD; BLOOD PACTS; AFRICA; MADAGASCAR; VIKINGS; IRISH; PACIFIC ISLANDERS; NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS; GYPSIES; HARRY TEGNAEUS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

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