The Golden Bough (Third Edition, Vol. 7 of 12)

About this eBook

Author

Frazer, James George, 1854-1941

Title

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 07 of 12)

Language

English

LoC Class

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

Subject

Mythology

Category

Text

eBook-No.

42067

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42067

Release Date

February 10, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Contents — Preface. — Chapter I. Dionysus. — Chapter II. Demeter And Persephone. — Chapter III. Magical Significance of Games in Primitive Agriculture. — Chapter IV. Woman's Part in Primitive Agriculture. — Chapter V. The Corn-Mother and the Corn-Maiden in Northern Europe. — Chapter VI. The Corn-Mother in Many Lands.
2. 2.§ 1. The Corn-mother in America.
3. 3.§ 2. The Mother-cotton in the Punjaub.
4. 4.§ 3. The Barley Bride among the Berbers.
5. 5.§ 4. The Rice-mother in the East Indies.
6. 6.§ 5. The Spirit of the Corn embodied in Human Beings.
7. 7.§ 6. The Double Personification of the Corn as Mother and Daughter. — Chapter VII. Lityerses.
8. 8.§ 1. Songs of the Corn Reapers.
9. 9.§ 2. Killing the Corn-spirit.
10. 10.§ 3. Human Sacrifices for the Crops.
11. 11.§ 4. The Corn-spirit slain in his Human Representatives. — Chapter VIII. The Corn-Spirit as an Animal.
12. 12.§ 1. Animal Embodiments of the Corn-spirit.
13. 13.§ 2. The Corn-spirit as a Wolf or a Dog.
14. 14.§ 3. The Corn-spirit as a Cock.
15. 15.§ 4. The Corn-spirit as a Hare.
16. 16.§ 5. The Corn-spirit as a Cat.
17. 17.§ 6. The Corn-spirit as a Goat.
18. 18.§ 7. The Corn-spirit as a Bull, Cow, or Ox.
19. 19.§ 8. The Corn-spirit as a Horse or Mare.
20. 20.§ 9. The Corn-spirit as a Bird.
21. 21.§ 10. The Corn-spirit as a Fox.
22. 22.§ 11. The Corn-spirit as a Pig (Boar or Sow).
23. 23.§ 12. On the Animal Embodiments of the Corn-spirit. — Note. The Pleiades in Primitive Calendars. — Footnotes

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