TY  - BOOK
AU  - Frazer,James George
TI  - The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 07 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 2013-02-10; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 07 of 12)" by Sir James George Frazer is a comparative study published between 1906-1915. This ambitious work traces humanity's intellectual evolution from primitive magic through religious belief to scientific thought. Exploring fertility rites, human sacrifice, dying gods, and sacred kings, Frazer argues that ancient religions centered on seasonal cycles and ritual sacrifice. His controversial thesis connects myths across cultures, suggesting shared patterns in humanity's understanding of nature—a theory that scandalized Victorian Britain and profoundly influenced twentieth-century literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42067
ER  -