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The Golden Bough

A Study in Magic and Religion

Pocket
Engelsk
Oxford World's Classics
The Golden Bough
The Golden Bough
  • Forfatter: Sir James George Frazer
  • Format: Pocket
  • Antall sider: 912
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • Serienavn: Oxford World's Classics
  • EAN: 9780199538829
  • Utgivelsesår: 2009
  • Bidragsyter: Frazer, Sir James George
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A classic study of the beliefs and institutions of mankind, and the progress through magic and religion to scientific thought, The Golden Bough has a unique status in modern anthropology and literature. First published in 1890, The Golden Bough was eventually issued in a twelve-volume edition (1906-15) which was abridged in 1922 by the author and his wife. That abridgement has never been reconsidered for a modern audience. In it some of the more controversial passages were dropped, including Frazer''s daring speculations on the Crucifixion of Christ. For the first time this one-volume edition restores Frazer''s bolder theories and sets them within the framework of a valuable introduction and notes. A seminal work of modern anthropolgy, The Golden Bough also influenced many twentieth-century writers, including D H Lawrence, T S Eliot, and Wyndham Lewis. Its discussion of magical types, the sacrificial killing of kings, the dying god, and the scapegoat is given fresh pertinence in this n