The Golden Bough

About this eBook

Author

Frazer, James George, 1854-1941

Title

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 01 of 12)

Credits

Produced by Susan Skinner, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism

Subject

Mythology

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 59607

Release Date

May 26, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The Golden Bough, a Study in Magic and Religion, 12 volumes, Third Edition, by James George Frazer. Part I. The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings, Vol. I.
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION OF THE GOLDEN BOUGH
4. 4.PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION OF THE GOLDEN BOUGH
5. 5.CONTENTS
6. 6.CHAPTER I THE KING OF THE WOOD — § 1. Diana and Virbius — § 2. Artemis and Hippolytus — § 3. Recapitulation
7. 7.CHAPTER II PRIESTLY KINGS
8. 8.CHAPTER III SYMPATHETIC MAGIC — § 1. The Principles of Magic — § 2. Homeopathic or Imitative Magic — § 3. Contagious Magic — § 4. The Magician’s Progress
9. 9.CHAPTER IV MAGIC AND RELIGION
10. 10.CHAPTER V THE MAGICAL CONTROL OF THE WEATHER — § 1. The Public Magician — § 2. The Magical Control of Rain — § 3. The Magical Control of the Sun — § 4. The Magical Control of the Wind
11. 11.CHAPTER VI MAGICIANS AS KINGS
12. 12.CHAPTER VII INCARNATE HUMAN GODS
13. 13.APPENDIX HEGEL ON MAGIC AND RELIGION
14. 14.NOTES — CHAPTER I—The King of the Wood — CHAPTER II—Priestly Kings — CHAPTER III—Sympathetic Magic — CHAPTER IV—Magic and Religion — CHAPTER V—The Magical Control of the Weather — CHAPTER VI—Magicians as Kings — CHAPTER VII—Incarnate Human Gods — APPENDIX—Hegel on Magic and Religion

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