The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion--Abridged Edition

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Penguin Publishing Group, Jan 1, 1998 - Religion - 944 pages
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The landmark study of world myth and culture

Draws on myths, rituals, totems and taboos of ancient European and primitive cultures throughout the world. The third edition of this monumental study of folklore, magic, and religion was abridged by the authour into this single volume in 1922.

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User Review  - jsburbidge - LibraryThing

This is a great and fascinating work, steeped in detail and careful scholarship, and very well-written. The pity is that the underlying assumption of the work, that the customs it details are evidence ... Read full review

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User Review  - DanielSTJ - LibraryThing

A massive tome that, although abridged, still packs a punch. This has all the things to like about the unabridged version. The chapters dive into the mythologies and symbology that ancient societies ... Read full review

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About the author (1998)

James Frazer was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1854. He died in Cambridge, England, in 1941. Best remembered as the author of the The Golden Bough, Frazer was also an anthropologist, folklorist, and classical scholar. His work was an influence on such notables as Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, and James Joyce.

George W. Stocking (1928–2013) was a historian of social anthropology, focused on anthropology’s own past, tracing the field of study’s development on two continents. Stocking was the Stein-Freiler Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. He was the author of After Tylor, The Ethnographer's Magic and Other Essays in the History of Anthropology, and Victorian Anthropology.

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TitleThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion--Abridged Edition
Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin
AuthorJames Frazer
ContributorGeorge W. Stocking
Editionabridged
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group, 1998
ISBN0140189319, 9780140189315
Length944 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Religion / History
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Social Science / Folklore & Mythology
  
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