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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable,
high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Originally published in 1913. Author: J.G.Frazer, D.C.L., Ll.D.,
Litt.D. Language: English Keywords: Religion / Magic / Folklore /
Mythology Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating
back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and
increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these
classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using
the original text and artwork.
Sir James George Frazer originally set out to discover the origins
of one ancient custom in Classical Rome - the plucking of the
Golden Bough from a tree in the sacred grove of Diana, and the
murderous succession of the priesthood there - and was led by his
invetigations into a twenty-five year study of primitive customs,
superstitions, magic and myth throughout the world. The monumental
thirteen-volume work which resulted has been a rich source of
anthropological material and a literary masterpiece for more than
half a century. Both the wealth of his illustrative material and
the broad sweep of his argument can be appreciated in this very
readable single volume.
Published originally in two volumes in 1890, this extraordinary
study of primitive myth and magic, collected from sources around
the world, led Frazer to identify parallel patterns of ritual,
symbols and belief across many centuries and many different
cultures. Frazer's learning inspired a whole generation of
ethnographers and comparative anthropologists, and had a
particularly powerful effect on many other thinkers and writers
such as Sigmund Freud, D H Lawrence, Joyce, Yeats and T S Eliot.
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