The Golden Bough : A Study in Magic and Religion Paperback / softback
by Sir James George Frazer
Edited by Robert (Director of Studies in English, Director of Studies in English, Trinity College, Cam Fraser
Part of the Oxford World's Classics series
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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 new edition.
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In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
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- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:26/02/2009
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- ISBN:9780199538829
