Victorian comparative religion

The Golden Bough: Third Edition, Vol. 06 of 12

James George Frazer1911Vol. 6 of 12
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Comprehensive examination of scapegoat rituals, public expulsion of evils, and purification ceremonies across cultures. Frazer analyzes how societies transfer evil, sin, disease, and misfortune to human or animal victims who are then expelled or killed. The work covers Hebrew scapegoat rituals, Babylonian substitutes, Greek pharmakos, Roman ceremonies, and worldwide practices of evil transference. Topics include human scapegoats, animal scapegoats, material objects as evil-carriers, and the logic of transferring collective guilt or pollution to expendable victims.

Also known asFrazer's Golden Bough · Magical Origins
This edition1911
EditionThird edition, Volume 6 of 12: The Scapegoat
Comparative ReligionComparative Mythologytransference of evilAnthropology of ReligionatonementMythologyComparative folklore studiesritual purificationritual documentationAnthropologyAmulets and charmsComparative study of religious phenomenasympathetic magicvegetation magicFolklore Studieshuman sacrifice

Contents57 chapters

  1. 01Contents
  2. 02Chapter I. The Myth Of Osiris.
  3. 03Chapter II. The Official Egyptian Calendar.
  4. 04Chapter III. The Calendar of the Egyptian Farmer.
  5. 05§ 1. The Rise and Fall of the Nile.
  6. 06§ 2. Rites of Irrigation.
  7. 07§ 3. Rites of Sowing.
  8. 08§ 4. Rites of Harvest.
  9. 09Chapter IV. The Official Festivals of Osiris.
  10. 10§ 1. The Festival at Sais.
  11. 11§ 2. Feasts of All Souls.
  12. 12§ 3. The Festival in the Month of Athyr.
  13. 13§ 4. The Festival in the Month of Khoiak.
  14. 14§ 5. The Resurrection of Osiris.
  15. 15§ 6. Readjustment of Egyptian Festivals.
  16. 16Chapter V. The Nature of Osiris.
  17. 17§ 1. Osiris a Corn-God.
  18. 18§ 2. Osiris a Tree-Spirit.
  19. 19§ 3. Osiris a God of Fertility.
  20. 20§ 4. Osiris a God of the Dead.
  21. 21Chapter VI. Isis.
  22. 22Chapter VII. Osiris and the Sun.
  23. 23Chapter VIII. Osiris and the Moon.
  24. 24Chapter IX. The Doctrine of Lunar Sympathy.
  25. 25Chapter X. The King As Osiris.
  26. 26Chapter XI. The Origin of Osiris.
  27. 27Chapter XII. Mother-Kin And Mother Goddesses.
  28. 28§ 1. Dying Gods and Mourning Goddesses.
  29. 29§ 2. Influence of Mother-Kin on Religion.
  30. 30§ 3. Mother-Kin and Mother Goddesses in the Ancient East.
  31. 31Notes.
  32. 32I. Moloch The King.
  33. 33II. The Widowed Flamen.
  34. 34§ 1. The Pollution of Death.
  35. 35§ 2. The Marriage of the Roman Gods.
  36. 36§ 3. Children of Living Parents in Ritual.
  37. 37III. A Charm To Protect a Town.
  38. 38IV. Some Customs Of The Pelew Islanders.
  39. 39§ 1. Priests dressed as Women.
  40. 40§ 2. Prostitution of Unmarried Girls.
  41. 41§ 3. Custom of slaying Chiefs.
  42. 42Index.
  43. 43Footnotes
  44. 44THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  45. 45"Cover"
  46. 46The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 06 of 12)
  47. 47The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Golden Bough (Third Edition, Vol. 6 of 12) by James George Frazer
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  50. 50The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Golden Bough (Third Edition, Vol. 6 of 12) by James George Frazer
  51. 51The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Golden Bough (Third Edition, Vol. 6 of 12) by James George Frazer
  52. 52The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Golden Bough (Third Edition, Vol. 6 of 12) by James George Frazer
  53. 53The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Golden Bough (Third Edition, Vol. 6 of 12) by James George Frazer
  54. 54The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Golden Bough (Third Edition, Vol. 6 of 12) by James George Frazer
  55. 55The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Golden Bough (Third Edition, Vol. 6 of 12) by James George Frazer
  56. 56The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Golden Bough (Third Edition, Vol. 6 of 12) by James George Frazer
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