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"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 superstiti...

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Main Author: Frazer, James George, 1854-1941 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The Macmillan Company, [1922]
Edition:Abridged ed.
Subjects:
Superstition.
Magic.
Religion.
Mythology.
Folklore.
Folklore
Religion
Magic
Superstitions
Mythology
Superstitions.
Mythologie.
Magie.
religion (discipline)
mythology (literary genre)
illusion (performing art)
folklore (culture-related concept)
magic (occult science)
Superstition
Godsdienst.
Myths
Folk literature
Folk literature.
Myths.
Littérature populaire.
Mythes.
Online Access:http://www.bartelby.com/196/
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Summary:"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."--Goodreads.com
Physical Description:xiv, 752 pages : frontispiece ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.