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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2)

Name: The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2)
Author: James George Frazer

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The first volume of Frazer's groundbreaking comparative study of magic and religion. This inaugural edition introduces the central mystery of the sacred grove at Nemi and the priest-king known as the King of the Wood. Frazer explores sympathetic magic (homeopathic and contagious), taboos surrounding sacred kingship, and the relationship between magic, religion, and science. This volume lays the foundation for understanding primitive religious thought through the lens of evolutionary anthropology, examining how ancient peoples conceived of nature's forces and attempted to control them through ritual and belief.

Also known asFrazer's Golden Bough · Magical Origins

This edition1890

EditionFirst edition, Volume 1 of 2

Comparative Religionsympathetic magicComparative Mythologyhomeopathic magicEvolution from Magic to Religion to ScienceSolar & Vegetation MythsAnthropology of ReligionMythologyfertility ceremoniesmagical ritualsmistletoe symbolismAnthropologytree venerationFolklore Studiessocial anthropologyDying God Mythology

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Comparative Religion

Comparative religion texts on ritual, myth, sacrifice, belief, ancient religion, and cross-cultural theories of sacred practice.

Comparative Mythology

Comparative mythology texts on gods, hero cycles, symbolic patterns, classical myth, Indo-European myth, and cross-cultural mythic structures.

Folklore Studies

Folklore studies texts on folk tales, fairy belief, superstition, regional customs, oral tradition, and the collection of vernacular belief.

Anthropology of Religion

Anthropological texts on ritual, animism, totemism, taboo, early religion, culture, and theories of belief formation.

Contents29 chapters

01Contents
02Dedication.
03Preface.
04Chapter I. The King Of The Wood.
05§ 1.—The Arician Grove.
06§ 2.—Primitive man and the supernatural.
07§ 3.—Incarnate gods.
08§ 4.—Tree-worship.
09§ 5.—Tree-worship in antiquity.
10Chapter II. The Perils Of The Soul.
11§ 1.—Royal and priestly taboos.
12§ 2.—The nature of the soul.
13§ 3.—Royal and priestly taboos (continued).
14Chapter III. Killing The God.
15§ 1.—Killing the divine king.
16§ 2.—Killing the tree-spirit.
17§ 3.—Carrying out Death.
18§ 4.—Adonis.
19§ 5.—Attis.
20§ 6.—Osiris.
21§ 7.—Dionysus.
22§ 8.—Demeter and Proserpine.
23§ 9.—Lityerses.
24Footnotes
25THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
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