The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 07 of 12)

Frazer, James George · 1941

Preface. Chapter I. Dionysus. Chapter II. Demeter And Persephone. Chapter III. Magical Significance of Games in Primitive Agriculture. Chapter IV. Woman’s Part in Primitive Agriculture. Chapter V. The Corn-Mother and the Corn-Maiden in Northern Europe. Chapter VI. The Corn-Mother in Many Lands. § 1. The Corn-mother in America. § 2. The Mother-cotton in the Punjaub. § 3. The Barley Bride among the Berbers. § 4. The Rice-mother in the East Indies. § 5. The Spirit of the Corn embodied in Human Beings. § 6. The Double Personification of the Corn as Mother and Daughter. Chapter VII. Lityerses. § 1. Songs of the Corn Reapers. § 2. Killing the Corn-spirit. § 3. Human Sacr…

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