The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion

ISBN-13: 9781908388933 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 638 str.

Sir James George Frazer

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Sir James George Frazers The Golden Bough was first published in 1890 and gradually expanded into an enormous (and almost unreadable) 12-volume work over the next 20 years. Hailed as "a milestone in the understanding of mans cultural past, and a profoundly significant contribution to the history of ideas" Frazers study is a fascinating overview of mythology and primitive cultures, encompassing such disparate subjects as The Priest-King, the Dying God, Taboos, the Scapegoat, Saturnalia and days of Misrule, and Killing the Divine King. The Golden Bough established a framework for classifying and understanding the myriad variations of human social and religious behavior. Its influence extends far beyond the merely anthropological -the book is known to have influenced such literary classics as Finnegans Wake and The Wasteland. This edition introduces The Golden Bough in an accessible and readable form while retaining Frazers original engaging prose.