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The Golden Bough (Third Edition, Vol. 6 of 12)

The Golden Bough (Third Edition, Vol. 6 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. 06 of 12)
Language
English
LoC Class
BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism
Subject
Mythology
Category
Text
eBook-No.
41923
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41923
Release Date
January 26, 2013
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Contents — Chapter I. The Myth Of Osiris. — Chapter II. The Official Egyptian Calendar. — Chapter III. The Calendar of the Egyptian Farmer.
  2. 2.§ 1. The Rise and Fall of the Nile.
  3. 3.§ 2. Rites of Irrigation.
  4. 4.§ 3. Rites of Sowing.
  5. 5.§ 4. Rites of Harvest. — Chapter IV. The Official Festivals of Osiris.
  6. 6.§ 1. The Festival at Sais.
  7. 7.§ 2. Feasts of All Souls.
  8. 8.§ 3. The Festival in the Month of Athyr.
  9. 9.§ 4. The Festival in the Month of Khoiak.
  10. 10.§ 5. The Resurrection of Osiris.
  11. 11.§ 6. Readjustment of Egyptian Festivals. — Chapter V. The Nature of Osiris.
  12. 12.§ 1. Osiris a Corn-God.
  13. 13.§ 2. Osiris a Tree-Spirit.
  14. 14.§ 3. Osiris a God of Fertility.
  15. 15.§ 4. Osiris a God of the Dead. — Chapter VI. Isis. — Chapter VII. Osiris and the Sun. — Chapter VIII. Osiris and the Moon. — Chapter IX. The Doctrine of Lunar Sympathy. — Chapter X. The King As Osiris. — Chapter XI. The Origin of Osiris. — Chapter XII. Mother-Kin And Mother Goddesses.
  16. 16.§ 1. Dying Gods and Mourning Goddesses.
  17. 17.§ 2. Influence of Mother-Kin on Religion.
  18. 18.§ 3. Mother-Kin and Mother Goddesses in the Ancient East. — Notes.
  19. 19.I. Moloch The King.
  20. 20.II. The Widowed Flamen. — § 1. The Pollution of Death. — § 2. The Marriage of the Roman Gods. — § 3. Children of Living Parents in Ritual.
  21. 21.III. A Charm To Protect a Town.
  22. 22.IV. Some Customs Of The Pelew Islanders. — § 1. Priests dressed as Women. — § 2. Prostitution of Unmarried Girls. — § 3. Custom of slaying Chiefs. — Index. — Footnotes

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