The Golden Bough (Third Edition, Vol. 9 of 12)

About this eBook

Author

Frazer, James George, 1854-1941

Title

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 09 of 12)

Language

English

LoC Class

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

Subject

Mythology

Category

Text

eBook-No.

42661

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42661

Release Date

May 7, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Contents — Preface. — Chapter I. The Transference of Evil.
2. 2.§ 1. The Transference to Inanimate Objects.
3. 3.§ 2. The Transference to Stones and Sticks.
4. 4.§ 3. The Transference to Animals.
5. 5.§ 4. The Transference to Men.
6. 6.§ 5. The Transference of Evil in Europe.
7. 7.§ 6. The Nailing of Evils. — Chapter II. The Omnipresence of Demons. — Chapter III. The Public Expulsion of Evils.
8. 8.§ 1. The Occasional Expulsion of Evils.
9. 9.§ 2. The Periodic Expulsion of Evils. — Chapter IV. Public Scapegoats.
10. 10.§ 1. The Expulsion of Embodied Evils.
11. 11.§ 2. The Occasional Expulsion of Evils in a Material Vehicle.
12. 12.§ 3. The Periodic Expulsion of Evils in a Material Vehicle. — Chapter V. On Scapegoats in General. — Chapter VI. Human Scapegoats in Classical Antiquity.
13. 13.§ 1. The Human Scapegoat in Ancient Rome.
14. 14.§ 2. The Human Scapegoat in Ancient Greece. — Chapter VII. Killing the God in Mexico. — Chapter VIII. The Saturnalia and Kindred Festivals.
15. 15.§ 1. The Roman Saturnalia.
16. 16.§ 2. The King of the Bean and the Festival of Fools.
17. 17.§ 3. The Saturnalia and Lent.
18. 18.§ 4. Saturnalia in Ancient Greece.
19. 19.§ 5. Saturnalia in Western Asia.
20. 20.§ 6. Conclusion. — Note. The Crucifixion Of Christ. 920 — Index. — Footnotes

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