The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 11 of 12)
by James George Frazer
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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.
- 43433
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43433
- Release Date
- July 9, 2013
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Contents — Chapter VI. Fire-Festivals in Other Lands.
- 2.§ 1. The Fire-walk.
- 3.§ 2. The Meaning of the Fire-walk. — Chapter VII. The Burning of Human Beings in the Fires.
- 4.§ 1. The Burning of Effigies in the Fires.
- 5.§ 2. The Burning of Men and Animals in the Fires. — Chapter VIII. The Magic Flowers of Midsummer Eve. — Chapter IX. Balder and the Mistletoe. — Chapter X. The Eternal Soul in Folk-Tales. — Chapter XI. The External Soul in Folk-Custom.
- 6.§ 1. The External Soul in Inanimate Things.
- 7.§ 2. The External Soul in Plants.
- 8.§ 3. The External Soul in Animals.
- 9.§ 4. A Suggested Theory of Totemism. 586
- 10.§ 5. The Ritual of Death and Resurrection. — Chapter XII. The Golden Bough. — Chapter XIII. Farewell to Nemi. — Notes.
- 11.I. Snake Stones. 764
- 12.II. The Transformation of Witches Into Cats.
- 13.III. African Balders.
- 14.IV. The Mistletoe and the Golden Bough. — Index. — Footnotes
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