18
«Thus in the Dieri and neighbouring triabes it is universal custom when a girl reaches puberty to rupture the hymen». «In the Portland and Glenelg tribes this is done to the bride by an old women; and some times white man are asked for this reason to deflower maidens».
19
«The artificial rupture of the hymen sometimes takes place in infancy, but generelly at puberty It is often combined as in Australia, with ceremonial act of intercourse».
20
«The hymen is artificially perforated, and then assisting men have access (ceremonial, be it observed) to the girl in a stated order The act is in two parts, perforation and intercours».
21
«An important preliminary of marriage amongst the Masai is the performance of this operation on the girl. This defloration is performed by the father on the bride amongst on the Sakais, Battsas and Alfoers of Celebes. In the Philippines there were certain man whose profession it was to deflower brides, in case the hymen had not been ruptured in childhood by an old women who was sometimes employed for this. The defloration on the bride was amongst some Escimo tribes entrusted to the angekok, or priest».
22
Фрейд писал статью в годы Первой мировой войны.
23
Касательно других многочисленных вариантов церемонии бракосочетания не вызывает никакого сомнения, что отличным от жениха лицам, например его помощникам и товарищам (шаферам, согласно нашему обычаю), предоставляется полное право сексуально распоряжаться невестой.
24
В этом Фрейд видит корни первобытного анимизма.
25
См.: Тотем и табу. 1913.