Spirits of the corn and of the wild

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Spirits of the corn and of the wild

by Sir James George Frazer

(The golden bough : a study in magic and religion, pt. 5)

Macmillan, 1913

3rd ed

  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • : set

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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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