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100 1 _aFrazer, James George,
_d1854-1941
245 1 4 _aThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 01 of 12)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Bough
500 _aRelease date is 2019-05-26
508 _aProduced by Susan Skinner, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 01 of 12)" by Sir James George Frazer is a comparative study first published in 1890. This sweeping exploration examines mythology and religion across cultures, tracing humanity's intellectual evolution from magical thinking through religious belief to scientific thought. Frazer explores fertility rites, human sacrifice, dying gods, and ancient rituals centered on sacred kings, arguing these symbols shaped modern culture. His controversial thesis scandalized British society by comparing Christian resurrection to pagan traditions, forever influencing literature while sparking fierce academic debate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aReligion
653 _aMagic
653 _aSuperstition
653 _aMythology
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59607
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