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The Golden Bough: Third Edition, Vol. 05 of 12

Name: The Golden Bough: Third Edition, Vol. 05 of 12
Author: James George Frazer

James George Frazer1907Vol. 5 of 12

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Completing the examination of Ancient Near Eastern dying gods, this volume focuses extensively on Osiris, the Egyptian god of death and resurrection. Frazer analyzes the Osiris myth, the rituals of Abydos and Philae, the connection to the Nile flood and grain cultivation, and the spread of Osiris worship throughout the ancient Mediterranean. The work explores Egyptian funerary practices, mummification, and the democratization of immortality through Osiris cult. Frazer connects Egyptian beliefs to broader patterns of vegetation deities and argues for Osiris as the prototype of dying and reviving gods.

Also known asFrazer's Golden Bough · Magical Origins

This edition1907

EditionThird edition, Volume 5 of 12: Adonis, Attis, Osiris (Part 2) - Studies in the History of Oriental Religion

Comparative ReligionComparative MythologymummificationDeath and rebirthAnthropology of ReligionMythologyimmortalityFunerary Magicritual documentationAnthropologyFolklore StudiesreincarnationWestern Anthropological / FolkloreAnthropological analysisritual sacrificeEgyptian magic

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Contents60 chapters

01Contents
02Preface to the First Edition.
03Preface to the Second Edition.
04Preface to the Third Edition.
05Book First. Adonis.
06Chapter I. The Myth of Adonis.
07Chapter II. Adonis in Syria.
08Chapter III. Adonis in Cyprus.
09Chapter IV. Sacred Men and Women.
10§ 1. An Alternative Theory.
11§ 2. Sacred Women in India.
12§ 3. Sacred Men and Women in West Africa.
13§ 4. Sacred Women in Western Asia.
14§ 5. Sacred Men in Western Asia.
15§ 6. Sons of God.
16§ 7. Reincarnation of the Dead.
17§ 8. Sacred Stocks and Stones among the Semites.
18Chapter V. The Burning of Melcarth.
19Chapter VI. The Burning of Sandan.
20§ 1. The Baal of Tarsus.
21§ 2. The God of Ibreez.
22§ 3. Sandan of Tarsus.
23§ 4. The Gods of Boghaz-Keui.
24§ 5. Sandan and Baal at Tarsus.
25§ 6. Priestly Kings of Olba.
26§ 7. The God of the Corycian Cave.
27§ 8. Cilician Goddesses.
28§ 9. The Burning of Cilician Gods.
29Chapter VII. Sardanapalus and Hercules.
30§ 1. The Burning of Sardanapalus.
31§ 2. The Burning of Croesus.
32§ 3. Purification by Fire.
33§ 4. The Divinity of Lydian Kings.
34§ 5. Hittite Gods at Tarsus and Sardes.
35§ 6. The Resurrection of Tylon.
36Chapter VIII. Volcanic Religion.
37§ 1. The Burning of a God.
38§ 2. The Volcanic Region of Cappadocia.
39§ 3. Fire-Worship in Cappadocia.
40§ 4. The Burnt Land of Lydia.
41§ 5. The Earthquake God.
42§ 6. The Worship of Mephitic Vapours.
43§ 7. The Worship of Hot Springs.
44§ 8. The Worship of Volcanoes in other Lands.
45Chapter IX. The Ritual of Adonis.
46Chapter X. The Gardens of Adonis.
47Book Second. Attis.
48Chapter I. The Myth and Ritual of Attis.
49Chapter II. Attis As a God of Vegetation.
50Chapter III. Attis As The Father God.
51Chapter IV. Human Representatives of Attis.
52Chapter V. The Hanged God.
53Chapter VI. Oriental Religions in the West.
54Chapter VII. Hyacinth.
55Footnotes
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