The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 10 of 12)

About this eBook

Author

Frazer, James George, 1854-1941

Language

English

LoC Class

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

Subject

Mythology

Category

Text

eBook-No.

43049

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43049

Release Date

June 27, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Contents — Preface. — Chapter I. Between Heaven And Earth.
2. 2.§ 1. Not to touch the Earth.
3. 3.§ 2. Not to see the Sun. — Chapter II. The Seclusion of Girls at Puberty.
4. 4.§ 1. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty in Africa.
5. 5.§ 2. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty in New Ireland, New Guinea, and Indonesia.
6. 6.§ 3. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty in the Torres Straits Islands and Northern Australia.
7. 7.§ 4. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty among the Indians of North America.
8. 8.§ 5. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty among the Indians of South America.
9. 9.§ 6. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty in India and Cambodia.
10. 10.§ 7. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty in Folk-tales.
11. 11.§ 8. Reasons for the Seclusion of Girls at Puberty. — Chapter III. The Myth of Balder. — Chapter IV. The Fire-Festivals of Europe.
12. 12.§ 1. The Lenten Fires.
13. 13.§ 2. The Easter Fires.
14. 14.§ 3. The Beltane Fires.
15. 15.§ 4. The Midsummer Fires.
16. 16.§ 5. The Autumn Fires.
17. 17.§ 6. The Hallowe'en Fires.
18. 18.§ 7. The Midwinter Fires.
19. 19.§ 8. The Need-fire.
20. 20.§ 9. The Sacrifice of an Animal to stay a Cattle-Plague. — Chapter V. The Interpretation of the Fire-Festivals.
21. 21.§ 1. On the Fire-festivals in general.
22. 22.§ 2. The Solar Theory of the Fire-festivals.
23. 23.§ 3. The Purificatory Theory of the Fire-festivals. — Footnotes

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