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The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 5 of 12)

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 5 of 12)

by James George Frazer

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Author
Frazer, James George, 1854-1941
Title
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 05 of 12)
Language
English
LoC Class
BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism
Subject
Mythology
Category
Text
eBook-No.
43605
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43605
Release Date
August 30, 2013
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Contents — Preface to the First Edition. — Preface to the Second Edition. — Preface to the Third Edition. — Book First. Adonis.
  2. 2.Chapter I. The Myth of Adonis.
  3. 3.Chapter II. Adonis in Syria.
  4. 4.Chapter III. Adonis in Cyprus.
  5. 5.Chapter IV. Sacred Men and Women. — § 1. An Alternative Theory. — § 2. Sacred Women in India. — § 3. Sacred Men and Women in West Africa. — § 4. Sacred Women in Western Asia. — § 5. Sacred Men in Western Asia. — § 6. Sons of God. — § 7. Reincarnation of the Dead. — § 8. Sacred Stocks and Stones among the Semites.
  6. 6.Chapter V. The Burning of Melcarth.
  7. 7.Chapter VI. The Burning of Sandan. — § 1. The Baal of Tarsus. — § 2. The God of Ibreez. — § 3. Sandan of Tarsus. — § 4. The Gods of Boghaz-Keui. — § 5. Sandan and Baal at Tarsus. — § 6. Priestly Kings of Olba. — § 7. The God of the Corycian Cave. — § 8. Cilician Goddesses. — § 9. The Burning of Cilician Gods.
  8. 8.Chapter VII. Sardanapalus and Hercules. — § 1. The Burning of Sardanapalus. — § 2. The Burning of Croesus. — § 3. Purification by Fire. — § 4. The Divinity of Lydian Kings. — § 5. Hittite Gods at Tarsus and Sardes. — § 6. The Resurrection of Tylon.
  9. 9.Chapter VIII. Volcanic Religion. — § 1. The Burning of a God. — § 2. The Volcanic Region of Cappadocia. — § 3. Fire-Worship in Cappadocia. — § 4. The Burnt Land of Lydia. — § 5. The Earthquake God. — § 6. The Worship of Mephitic Vapours. — § 7. The Worship of Hot Springs. — § 8. The Worship of Volcanoes in other Lands.
  10. 10.Chapter IX. The Ritual of Adonis.
  11. 11.Chapter X. The Gardens of Adonis. — Book Second. Attis.
  12. 12.Chapter I. The Myth and Ritual of Attis.
  13. 13.Chapter II. Attis As a God of Vegetation.
  14. 14.Chapter III. Attis As The Father God.
  15. 15.Chapter IV. Human Representatives of Attis.
  16. 16.Chapter V. The Hanged God.
  17. 17.Chapter VI. Oriental Religions in the West.
  18. 18.Chapter VII. Hyacinth. — Footnotes

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