James George Frazer

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1) The golden bough: a study in magic and religion

Author

Frazer, James George

Series

Oxford world's classics

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

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James George Frazer attempted to define the shared elements of religious belief and scientific thought, discussing fertility rites, human sacrifice, the dying god, the scapegoat, and many other symbols and practices whose influences had extended into 20th-century culture. His thesis is that old religions were fertility cults that revolved around the worship and periodic sacrifice of a sacred king. Frazer proposed that mankind progresses from magic...

2) The golden bough: a study of magic and religion

Author

Frazer, James George

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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Sir James George Frazer's The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion is a broad comparative study of mythology and religion. Treating religion as a cultural phenomenon rather than discussing it from a theological perspective, the effect of The Golden Bough on both European literature and the emerging discipline of anthropology was substantial. The pioneering anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski said of it: "No sooner had I read

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3) The new Golden bough: a new abridgment of the classic work

Author

Frazer, James George

Language

English

4) The golden bough: the roots of religion and folklore

Author

Frazer, James George

Publisher

Avenel Books

Pub. Date

1981.

Edition

1981 edition.

Physical Desc

xiv, 409, 407 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

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The Golden Bough describes our ancestors' primitive methods of worship, sex practices, strange rituals and festivals. Disproving the popular thought that primitive life was simple, this monumental survey shows that savage man was enmeshed in a tangle of magic, taboos, and superstitions. Revealed here is the evolution of man from savagery to civilization, from the modification of his weird and often bloodthirsty customs to the entry of lasting moral,...