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100 1 _aFrazer, James George,
_d1854-1941
245 1 4 _aThe Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
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 2012-10-16
520 _a"The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2)" by Sir James George Frazer is a comparative study first published in 1890. This groundbreaking work examines mythology and religion across cultures, exploring fertility rites, human sacrifice, dying gods, and sacred kingship. Frazer proposes that humanity's understanding evolved from magic through religion to science, tracing ancient rituals centered on seasonal cycles and priest-kings. Though it scandalized Victorian readers and later faced scholarly criticism, the work profoundly influenced twentieth-century literature and thought. (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/41082
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