The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (9 vols.)
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Overview
A monumental study in folklore, mysticism, and religion, The Golden Bough is a classic introduction to comparative religious studies.
Written by Cambridge classics fellow, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough surveys the spiritual beliefs, practices, and religious institutions of cultures worldwide. Frazer traces similarities among ancient belief systems and presents theories regarding the relationship between myths and rituals, magic and religion, and heroes and gods. This massive work influenced the development of Western thought, with Frazer’s explications impacting generations of prominent psychologists, writers, and poets, including Carl Jung, James Joyce, and T.S. Eliot.
Offering the complete, unabridged Golden Bough in the definitive 3rd edition, as well as Aftermath: A Supplement to the Golden Bough, this collection is perfect for those interested in history, literature, and comparative religious studies.
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Praise for the Print Edition
[The Golden Bough is] a milestone in the understanding of man’s cultural past, and a profoundly significant contribution to the history of ideas.
—Theodor Herzl Gaster, professor emeritus of religion, Barnard College
[The Golden Bough] helped reveal the full significance of mythology, which otherwise might have remained an airy fancy with no social or psychological relevance to modern humanity.
—John B. Vickery, professor emeritus of English, University of California, Riverside
Product Details
- Title: The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion
- Author: James George Frazer
- Edition: 3rd
- Series: The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion
- Publisher: Macmillan and Co. and The Macmillan Press
- Volumes: 9
- Pages: 5,479
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Topic: World Religions
About James George Frazer
James George Frazer (January 1, 1854–May 7, 1941) was a cultural anthropologist, folklorist, and classical scholar. He studied classics at the University of Glasgow and was a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He is regarded as the first scholar to describe in detail the relationship between myths and rituals. His works include The Golden Bough, Creation and Evolution in Primitive Cosmogenies, and Other Pieces, and The Fear of the Dead in Primitive Religion.
Reviews
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Gregory L. Fisher
11/10/2021
Frazer? His information compiled from the stories of adventurers, sailors, colonial government employees, and others I find to be a bit suspect. (Not to mention the lack of even one footnote!) He made a great many logical leaps based upon faulty information and his own prejudices. I doubt that very many in the 21st century would find him readable, let alone useful.
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8/2/2021
So I am assuming this has been on bid since 2015 by the posts. Now if it comes combine with the audio version it will be an excellent addition because it a massive work by Frazer.Markus Dasilva
12/17/2018
How a child of God can find justification for getting a deeper knowledge on the subjects covered by this author; the child of God who has set his mind on things above; whose life is hidden with Christ, and who expect to be with the Father when his short time in this world is over, is beyond me. Shouldn't we, instead of finding pleasure reading this, be deeply engaged in finishing our Father's work? John 4:34Jeremy Priest
6/3/2015
Alan Jacobs gives this assessment of this set: "Sir James Frazer’s massive, multivolume study of ancient religious practices in Europe and the Middle East. (The first version of it appeared in two volumes in 1890, and additional volumes would continue to be published until 1920.) Frazer’s exploration of “dying-god myths”—along with other common religious practices that, Frazer argued, emerged from the cycle of the seasons—convinced many intellectuals that Christianity was a late, unoriginal, and not especially appealing version of an archaic religious habit. Though Frazer’s book is little read now, it was one of the most influential books of the first half of the twentieth century, and its impact on literature was especially great: it is hard to imagine many of the great modernist writers without it, especially Joyce, Yeats, and T. S. Eliot. (Eliot’s poem The Waste Land in particular is almost a summary of The Golden Bough.)" —Jacobs, Alan (2009-10-13). The Narnian (Plus) (p. 48). Harper Collins, Inc.. Kindle Edition.
Ian Carmichael
5/29/2015
A superb collection. But I'm tiring of the starting price for community pricing being so often set to be the minimum possible bid. Sort of makes a mockery of this paragraph "Click on the highest price you’d pay. If the final price is lower, that’s what you’ll pay." which is a regular on these pages. Surely this approach is really the equivalent of your pre-pub pricing, Logos/Faithlife.
