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The Golden Bough: Third Edition, Vol. 11 of 12

Name: The Golden Bough: Third Edition, Vol. 11 of 12
Author: James George Frazer

James George Frazer1913Vol. 11 of 12

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This volume explores the concept of the external soul—the belief that one's life force can be separated from the body and hidden in external objects, animals, or plants for safekeeping. Frazer analyzes folktales and myths where heroes deposit their souls in eggs, trees, animals, or distant locations to achieve invulnerability. The work examines life-tokens, sympathetic connections between soul and repository, and the widespread motif of the soul's external location. Frazer connects this to Balder's vulnerability through mistletoe, proposing that Norse myths preserve ancient soul separation beliefs.

Also known asFrazer's Golden Bough · Magical Origins

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EditionThird edition, Volume 11 of 12: Balder the Beautiful (Part 2) - The Doctrine of the External Soul

Comparative ReligionComparative Mythologysympathetic magicFolklore StudiesEvolution from Magic to Religion to ScienceAnthropology of Religionsoul magicMythologyEuropean folkloresoul beliefsmistletoe symbolismfolk customsritual documentationAnthropologyComparative study of religious phenomenaDying God Mythology

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Contents42 chapters

01Contents
02Chapter VI. Fire-Festivals in Other Lands.
03§ 1. The Fire-walk.
04§ 2. The Meaning of the Fire-walk.
05Chapter VII. The Burning of Human Beings in the Fires.
06§ 1. The Burning of Effigies in the Fires.
07§ 2. The Burning of Men and Animals in the Fires.
08Chapter VIII. The Magic Flowers of Midsummer Eve.
09Chapter IX. Balder and the Mistletoe.
10Chapter X. The Eternal Soul in Folk-Tales.
11Chapter XI. The External Soul in Folk-Custom.
12§ 1. The External Soul in Inanimate Things.
13§ 2. The External Soul in Plants.
14§ 3. The External Soul in Animals.
15§ 4. A Suggested Theory of Totemism.586
16§ 5. The Ritual of Death and Resurrection.
17Chapter XII. The Golden Bough.
18Chapter XIII. Farewell to Nemi.
19Notes.
20I. Snake Stones.764
21II. The Transformation of Witches Into Cats.
22III. African Balders.
23IV. The Mistletoe and the Golden Bough.
24Index.
25Footnotes
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