The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion |
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion James George Frazer,Sir James George Frazer Limited preview - 1995 |
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Adonis Africa Alban hills ancient animal appears believed blood body Brahman branches buried burning called carried ceremony charm chief child Cinyras corn corn-spirit crops custom dance dead death deity Demeter Diana Dionysus divine drought earth Egeria festival fire flowers fruit girl goddess gods Greek ground hair hand harvest head Hence Hippolytus homoeopathic magic homoeopathic or imitative human husband Indians island jaundice Jupiter killed king last sheaf Law of Similarity Lityerses living magician maize marriage May-tree mother nature navel-string Nemi observed Osiris Persephone person plants practice priest rain rain-maker reapers reason reign religion religious represented rice rites rule sacred grove sacrifice savage Shilluk sometimes sorcerer soul spirit spring stone supposed sympathetic magic taboo temple threshing throw tree tree-spirit tribe Troezen vegetation victim village Virbius Whitsuntide wife wind wizard woman women wood worship wound Zeus