The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 11 of 12)

"The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 11 of 12)" by Sir James George Frazer is a comparative study published between 1906-1915. This groundbreaking work explores mythology and religion across cultures, tracing humanity's intellectual evolution from magic through religious belief to scientific thought. Frazer examines fertility rites, human sacrifice, dying gods, and scapegoats, proposing that ancient religions centered on seasonal sacred king rituals. Though it scandalized Victorian Britain and later faced academic criticism, this influential work profoundly shaped twentieth-century literature and thought. (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. 11 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. 43433
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jun 15, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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