The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. I. Part 1. The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings. In Two Volumes. Volume 1

The Golden Bough #1

by Sir James George Frazer

This Elibron Classics title is a reprint of the original edition published by Macmillan and Co., Ltd. in London, 1922. This book is in English. This book contains 469 pages.

Genres: Anthropology, Religion, Mythology, Paganism, Social Science, Nonfiction

469 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1911

Reviews

[Philip · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ignoring the textual/scource condescension by the author, this is a great meta-source of much of pre-christian theologies. The Victorian social smugness is subtle in the way it slights the religious, sacred impulses of the source cultures and doesn't really examine the syncretic thievery of the early catholic church.

[Joel · Rating 5 out of 5]

i have three bibles, and this is one of them. his approach to pre-christian religion; almost purely scientific (just a touch of condescension). he covers ancient beliefs from cultures world-wide, details their rituals, the root of the belief or myth, everything.

[Lynda · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most fascinating books I have ever read. Frazer's attitude is easily ignored. Concentrate on the rich information and history.

[Nima Oshary · Rating 5 out of 5]

اگر به جادو و رابطه جادو با دین و اینطور موضوعات علاقه دارید حتما این کتاب رو بخونید .
این کتاب گشت و گذاری است در دنیای جادو و خرافات اقوام و قومیت های مختلف .
نویسنده ابتدا اصول جادو رو بیان میکنه که مبتنی بر دو اصل هست : یکی تشابه و همبستگی کارهای جادویی و دیگری اصل سرایت جادو به دیگران و اشیا هست . سپس مثال های خیلی زیادی از قبایل بدوی نقاط مختلف جهان در این زمینه میاره که واقعا خوندنی هستن و در ضمن به مطالعات زیاد و تحقیقات این نویسنده پی میبرید . .

[Tyas]

I'll go back to this if I'm not so busy. Very interesting as it is, I don't really go along with e-books.

[Kakanier · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ehrlich gesagt, wenn das Buch als Enzyklopädie der historischen pseudo- proto- und religiösen Praktiken ausgelegt gewesen wäre, hätte ich es besser gefunden.

[Zach · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mr. Frazer is very thorough. A little too thorough for me, with his innumerable examples. His theories are quite interesting, his lists less so.