The Golden Bough (Vol. 1 of 2)
by James George Frazer
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About this eBook
- Author
- Frazer, James George, 1854-1941
- Title
- The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism
- Subject
- Mythology
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 41082
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41082
- Release Date
- October 16, 2012
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Contents — Dedication. — Preface. — Chapter I. The King Of The Wood.
- 2.§ 1.—The Arician Grove.
- 3.§ 2.—Primitive man and the supernatural.
- 4.§ 3.—Incarnate gods.
- 5.§ 4.—Tree-worship.
- 6.§ 5.—Tree-worship in antiquity. — Chapter II. The Perils Of The Soul.
- 7.§ 1.—Royal and priestly taboos.
- 8.§ 2.—The nature of the soul.
- 9.§ 3.—Royal and priestly taboos (continued). — Chapter III. Killing The God.
- 10.§ 1.—Killing the divine king.
- 11.§ 2.—Killing the tree-spirit.
- 12.§ 3.—Carrying out Death.
- 13.§ 4.—Adonis.
- 14.§ 5.—Attis.
- 15.§ 6.—Osiris.
- 16.§ 7.—Dionysus.
- 17.§ 8.—Demeter and Proserpine.
- 18.§ 9.—Lityerses. — Footnotes
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