The Golden Bough (Third Edition, Vol. 8 of 12)

About this eBook

Author

Frazer, James George, 1854-1941

Title

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 08 of 12)

Language

English

LoC Class

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

Subject

Mythology

Category

Text

eBook-No.

42336

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42336

Release Date

March 14, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Contents — Chapter IX. Ancient Deities of Vegetation as Animals.
2. 2.§ 1. Dionysus, the Goat and the Bull.
3. 3.§ 2. Demeter, the Pig and the Horse.
4. 4.§ 3. Attis, Adonis, and the Pig.
5. 5.§ 4. Osiris, the Pig and the Bull.
6. 6.§ 5. Virbius and the Horse. — Chapter X. Eating The God.
7. 7.§ 1. The Sacrament of First-Fruits.
8. 8.§ 2. Eating the God among the Aztecs.
9. 9.§ 3. Many Manii at Aricia. — Chapter XI. The Sacrifice of First-Fruits. — Chapter XII. Homoeopathic Magic of a Flesh Diet. — Chapter XIII. Killing The Divine Animal.
10. 10.§ 1. Killing the Sacred Buzzard.
11. 11.§ 2. Killing the Sacred Ram.
12. 12.§ 3. Killing the Sacred Serpent.
13. 13.§ 4. Killing the Sacred Turtles.
14. 14.§ 5. Killing the Sacred Bear. — Chapter XIV. The Propitiation of Wild Animals by Hunters. — Chapter XV. The Propitiation of Vermin by Farmers.
15. 15.§ 1. The Enemies of the Crops.
16. 16.§ 2. Mouse Apollo and Wolf Apollo. — Chapter XVI. The Transmigration of Human Souls Into Animals. — Chapter XVII. Types of Animal Sacrament.
17. 17.§ 1. The Egyptian and the Aino Types of Sacrament.
18. 18.§ 2. Processions with Sacred Animals.
19. 19.§ 3. The Rites of Plough Monday. — Note: The Ceremony of the Horse at Rice-Harvest Among The Garos. — Index. — Footnotes

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