Chapter III—(_continued_). § 10.—The corn-spirit as an animal. § 11.—Eating the god. § 12.—Killing the divine animal. § 13.—Transference of evil. § 14.—Expulsion of evils, § 15.—Scapegoats. § 16.—Killing the god in Mexico. Chapter IV—The Golden Bough. § 1.—Between heaven and earth. § 2.—Balder. § 3.—The external soul in folk-tales. § 4.—The external soul in folk-custom. § 5.—Conclusion. Note. Offerings of first-fruits. Index. Footnotes In some of the examples cited above to establish the meaning of the term “neck” as applied to the last sheaf, the corn-spirit appears in animal form as a gander, a goat, a hare, a cat, and a fox. This introduces us to a new aspect of the corn-spirit, which we…
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