Victorian comparative religion
The Golden Bough: Third Edition, Vol. 08 of 12
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Continuing the examination of vegetation and animal spirits, this volume explores the sacramental eating of gods, animal sacraments, and totemism. Frazer analyzes how primitive peoples killed and consumed sacred animals or grain embodiments in communion meals to acquire divine vitality. The work examines bear festivals, animal worship, totem meals, and the practice of ritually killing and eating the god to renew communal power. Frazer connects these practices to ancient mystery religions and Christian Eucharist.
Also known asFrazer's Golden Bough · Magical Origins
This edition1912
EditionThird edition, Volume 8 of 12: Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild (Part 2)
Comparative Religionsacred mealsanimal sacramentsgod-eatingbear festivalsTotemismAnthropology of ReligionMythologyanimal magicEuropean folkloretotem feastscommunion mealsComparative MythologyAnthropologyFolklore Studiessacramental magic
Contents42 chapters
- 01Contents
- 02Chapter IX. Ancient Deities of Vegetation as Animals.
- 03§ 1. Dionysus, the Goat and the Bull.
- 04§ 2. Demeter, the Pig and the Horse.
- 05§ 3. Attis, Adonis, and the Pig.
- 06§ 4. Osiris, the Pig and the Bull.
- 07§ 5. Virbius and the Horse.
- 08Chapter X. Eating The God.
- 09§ 1. The Sacrament of First-Fruits.
- 10§ 2. Eating the God among the Aztecs.
- 11§ 3. Many Manii at Aricia.
- 12Chapter XI. The Sacrifice of First-Fruits.
- 13Chapter XII. Homoeopathic Magic of a Flesh Diet.
- 14Chapter XIII. Killing The Divine Animal.
- 15§ 1. Killing the Sacred Buzzard.
- 16§ 2. Killing the Sacred Ram.
- 17§ 3. Killing the Sacred Serpent.
- 18§ 4. Killing the Sacred Turtles.
- 19§ 5. Killing the Sacred Bear.
- 20Chapter XIV. The Propitiation of Wild Animals by Hunters.
- 21Chapter XV. The Propitiation of Vermin by Farmers.
- 22§ 1. The Enemies of the Crops.
- 23§ 2. Mouse Apollo and Wolf Apollo.
- 24Chapter XVI. The Transmigration of Human Souls Into Animals.
- 25Chapter XVII. Types of Animal Sacrament.
- 26§ 1. The Egyptian and the Aino Types of Sacrament.
- 27§ 2. Processions with Sacred Animals.
- 28§ 3. The Rites of Plough Monday.
- 29Note: The Ceremony of the Horse at Rice-Harvest Among The Garos.
- 30Index.
- 31Footnotes
- 32THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
- 33"Cover"
- 34The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 08 of 12)
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