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The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion | James George Frazer
THE PRIMARY aim of this book is to explain the remarkable rule which regulated the succession to the priesthood of Diana at Aricia. When I first set myself to solve the problem more than thirty years ago, I thought that the solution could be propounded very briefly, but I soon found that to render it probable or even intelligible it was necessary to discuss certain more general questions, some of which had hardly been broached before. In successive editions the discussion of these and kindred topics has occupied more and more space, the enquiry has branched out in more and more directions, until the two volumes of the original work have expanded into twelve...
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Clare-Dragonfly
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Finally finished this! 🙌🏻 I really enjoyed all the comparative mythology, all the different and similar myths and legends and magic from around the world… though it did get repetitive. Frazer‘s conclusions about the common threads and their meanings were a lot more suspect.

ravenlee I think, like a lot of that era‘s scholarship, it‘s useful and important to know what they discovered/researched, even if it‘s just as a starting point for what came after. Have you read any Joseph Campbell? I find his work to be just as well-collected and his conclusions to be a little more reasonable. 3y
Clare-Dragonfly @ravenlee I have! It‘s been years but I remember liking his works very much. 3y
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Clare-Dragonfly
The Golden Bough | James George Frazer

Not really sure what to expect from this book but I understand it to be one of the very early, foundational pagan texts… which means I don‘t expect much truth or rigor. However, I see good Litsy posts, so maybe I‘ll be surprised!

ravenlee I thought it was very interesting, though it‘s definitely dated. There‘s a strong line of influence from Frazer to Joseph Campbell to modern mythologists, which I enjoy studying. 3y
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ReallyLovesReading
The Golden Bough | James Frazer

Fascinating read so far. So much that I didn't appreciate before about folklore and mythology.

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msford88
The Golden Bough | James George Frazer
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Hit the thrift store today, and I found some cool old copies of a few books. The Golden Bough is high on my list of intriguing books, so I can't wait to get into it. That's is, after I start running through my stack a bit.

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Ericalambbrown
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Found these old abridged editions and couldn‘t choose, so I got both with the intention of giving one to a friend and letting her choose. One is from 1925 and the other from 1929. They are in great shape to be nearing a century old. 😍

readordierachel Wow! Those are lovely. 6y
Ericalambbrown @readordierachel Thanks! I was excited to find them 💕 6y
rather_be_reading wow 😍😍 6y
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Linsy
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batsy Love the picture! 6y
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quirkyreader
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#Recommendsday pick of the week. I just have an abridged version of volume one from 1958. The other version I had years ago was an abridgment of the whole cannon put out by Gramercy. Someday I will have Frazer's complete magnum opus along with his other oldie but goodie, The White Goddess.