Taboo and the perils of the soul
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Taboo and the perils of the soul
（The golden bough : a study in magic and religion, pt. 2）
Macmillan, 1913
3rd ed
- : set
Available at 60 libraries
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Description based on: Reprinted 1980
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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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