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The golden bough : the roots of religion and folklore / by James G. Frazer ; with a new foreword

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Avenel Books : Distributed by Crown, c1981Edition: 1981 edDescription: xiv, 409, 407 p., [96] p., of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0517336332
  • 9780517336335
Other title:
  • Roots of religion and folklore
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 291 F848G
LOC classification:
  • BL310 .F7 1981
Incomplete contents:
[Volume I] The King of the Wood -- The Perils of the Soul -- Killing the God
[Volume II] Killing the God -- The Golden Bough
Summary: The Golden Bough describes our ancestors' primitive methods of worship, sex practices, strange rituals and festivals. Disproving the popular thought that primitive life was simple, this monumental survey shows that savage man was enmeshed in a tangle of magic, taboos, and superstitions. Revealed here is the evolution of man from savagery to civilization, from the modification of his weird and often bloodthirsty customs to the entry of lasting moral, ethical, and spiritual values
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Reference Reference Harvest Mission College Non-fiction 291 F848G (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 005615

Reprint. Originally published in 2 v. : London : Macmillan, 1890

Includes bibliographical references and index

[Volume I] The King of the Wood -- The Perils of the Soul -- Killing the God

[Volume II] Killing the God -- The Golden Bough

The Golden Bough describes our ancestors' primitive methods of worship, sex practices, strange rituals and festivals. Disproving the popular thought that primitive life was simple, this monumental survey shows that savage man was enmeshed in a tangle of magic, taboos, and superstitions. Revealed here is the evolution of man from savagery to civilization, from the modification of his weird and often bloodthirsty customs to the entry of lasting moral, ethical, and spiritual values

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