Frazer, James George,  1854-1941 <br/><br/>
The golden bough :  the roots of religion and folklore / 
 Roots of religion and folklore 
by James G. Frazer ; with a new foreword 
 - 1981 ed 
 - New York :  Avenel Books :  Distributed by Crown,  c1981 
 - xiv, 409, 407 p., [96] p., of plates :  ill. ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/> Reprint. Originally published in 2 v. : London : Macmillan, 1890 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>[Volume I] The King of the Wood -- The Perils of the Soul -- Killing the God [Volume II] Killing the God -- The Golden Bough 
<br/><br/> 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0517336332 9780517336335 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>81000925 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religion<br/>Magic<br/>Superstition
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Mythology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL310  / .F7 1981 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>291  / F848G