The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2)

Frazer, James George · 1941

Dedication. Preface. Chapter I. The King Of The Wood. § 1.—The Arician Grove. § 2.—Primitive man and the supernatural. § 3.—Incarnate gods. § 4.—Tree-worship. § 5.—Tree-worship in antiquity. Chapter II. The Perils Of The Soul. § 1.—Royal and priestly taboos. § 2.—The nature of the soul. § 3.—Royal and priestly taboos (continued). Chapter III. Killing The God. § 1.—Killing the divine king. § 2.—Killing the tree-spirit. § 3.—Carrying out Death. § 4.—Adonis. § 5.—Attis. § 6.—Osiris. § 7.—Dionysus. § 8.—Demeter and Proserpine. § 9.—Lityerses. Footnotes [Transcriber’s Note: The above cover image was produced by the submitter at Distributed Proof…

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