The Illustrated Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion

Type

Book

Authors

Frazer, James George

ISBN 10

0684818507

ISBN 13

9780684818504

Tags

Mysticism, Occult & Paranormal, Comparative Religion, Folklore & Mythology

Abstract

A modern abridgement of Sir James Frazer's 1925 one-volume version of his longer multi-volume work on "the study of magic and origins of religion" from an anthropological viewpoint.

Description

The Golden Bough is one of the most influential works from the nineteenth century on social anthropology and is a study of magic and the origins of religion. It gives detailed descriptions of customs, rituals and beliefs all over the world, with emphasis on the subjects of taboo and totemism.

Biblio Notes

Genre/Form: Myths
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Frazer, James George, 1854-1941.
Illustrated Golden bough
(OCoLC)988740518
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: James George Frazer; Robert K G Temple

ISBN: 0684818507 9780684818504
OCLC Number: 34513141
Notes: "A Labyrinth book"--Title page verso.
Includes index.
Description: 224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Contents: The king of the wood --
Sympathetic magic --
Weather magic --
The sovereign magician --
Gods as mortals --
Tree worship --
The perils of the soul --
The transference of evil --
Fire festivals --
The wandering soul --
The golden bough.
Other Titles: Golden bough
Golden bough
Responsibility: by Sir James George Frazer ; abridged by Robert K.G. Temple.

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