Aftermath : a supplement to the Golden bough
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Aftermath : a supplement to the Golden bough
(The golden bough : a study in magic and religion, supplementary vol.)
Macmillan, 1913
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Description based on: 1980 printing
Includes 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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