Adonis, Attis, Osiris : studies in the history of Oriental religion

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Adonis, Attis, Osiris : studies in the history of Oriental religion

by J.G. Frazer

(The golden bough : a study in magic and religion / by Sir James George Frazer, pt. 4)

Macmillan, 1914

3rd ed

  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • : set

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Includes bibliographical footnotes and index

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A comparative study of the beliefs and institutions of mankind, offering the thesis that man progresses from magical through religious to scientific thought. It includes a discussion of fertility rites, the sacrificial killing of kings, the dying god and the scapegoat.

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