The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 06 of 12)

"The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 06 of 12)" by Sir James George Frazer is a comparative study published between 1906-1915. This monumental work explores the common threads binding mythology and religion across cultures, examining fertility rites, human sacrifice, dying gods, and scapegoats. Frazer argues that humanity's understanding evolved from magic through religion to science, centered on ancient fertility cults and sacred kings sacrificed seasonally. Drawing from classical mythology to global traditions, it traces patterns of death and rebirth across world mythologies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Frazer, James George, 1854-1941
Title The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 06 of 12)
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Bough
Reading Level Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism
Subject Religion
Subject Magic
Subject Superstition
Subject Mythology
Category Text
EBook-No. 41923
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jun 15, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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