The golden bough: the roots of religion and folklore

The Golden Bough describes our ancestors' primitive methods of worship, sex practices, strange rituals and festivals. Disproving the popular thought that primitive life was simple, this monumental survey shows that savage man was enmeshed in a tangle of magic, taboos, and superstitions. Reveale...

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1. Verfasser: Frazer, James George 1854-1941 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Avenel Books 1981
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Zusammenfassung:The Golden Bough describes our ancestors' primitive methods of worship, sex practices, strange rituals and festivals. Disproving the popular thought that primitive life was simple, this monumental survey shows that savage man was enmeshed in a tangle of magic, taboos, and superstitions. Revealed here is the evolution of man from savagery to civilization, from the modification of his weird and often bloodthirsty customs to the entry of lasting moral, ethical, and spiritual values
Beschreibung:Reprint. Originally published in 2 v. : London : Macmillan, 1890
Includes bibliographical references and index
[Volume I] The King of the Wood -- The Perils of the Soul -- Killing the God
[Volume II] Killing the God -- The Golden Bough
Beschreibung:XIV, 409, 407 S. Ill. 24 cm

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