TY  - BOOK
AU  - Frazer,James George
TI  - The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 03 of 12)
AV  - BL 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Religion
KW  - Magic
KW  - Superstition
KW  - Mythology
N1  - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Bough; Release date is 2013-01-12; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 03 of 12)" by Sir James George Frazer is a comparative study published between 1906-1915. This monumental work explores mythology and religion across cultures, tracing humanity's intellectual evolution from magical thinking through religious belief to scientific thought. Frazer examines fertility rites, human sacrifice, dying gods, and sacred kingship, proposing that ancient religions centered on seasonal cycles and ritual sacrifice. Though it scandalized Victorian Britain and later faced scholarly criticism, this controversial masterpiece profoundly influenced twentieth-century literature and thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41832
ER  -