Name: The Golden Bough 12 Volume Set: The Golden Bough: Volume 7, Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild 1 3rd Edition Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics)
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Author: James George Frazer
ISBN: 9781108047364

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The Golden Bough 12 Volume Set: The Golden Bough: Volume 7, Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild 1 3rd Edition Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics)

Type

Physical Book

Author

James George Frazer

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2012

Language

English

Pages

342

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6x14x1.9 cm

Weight

0.44 kg.

ISBN

110804736x

ISBN13

9781108047364

Edition No.

0003

Synopsis "The Golden Bough 12 Volume Set: The Golden Bough: Volume 7, Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild 1 3rd Edition Paperback (Cambridge Library Collection - Classics) "

This work by Sir James Frazer (1854-1941) is widely considered to be one of the most important early texts in the fields of psychology and anthropology. At the same time, by applying modern methods of comparative ethnography to the classical world, and revealing the superstition and irrationality beneath the surface of the classical culture which had for so long been a model for Western civilisation, it was extremely controversial. Frazer was greatly influenced by E. B. Tylor's Primitive Culture (also reissued in this series), and by the work of the biblical scholar William Robertson Smith, to whom the first edition is dedicated. The twelve-volume third edition, reissued here, was greatly revised and enlarged, and published between 1911 and 1915; the two-volume first edition (1890) is also available in this series. Volumes 7 and 8 (1912) discuss the relationship of human sacrifice to the fertility of crops.

James George Frazer

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James George Frazer (1854–1941) was an influential Scottish anthropologist and folklorist, a pioneer in the comparative studies of mythology and religion. He was born in Glasgow and studied at the universities of Glasgow and Cambridge. His most notable work, The Golden Bough, initially published in 1890 and expanded into twelve volumes between 1906 and 1915, analyzes the similarities between myths, rites, and beliefs from various cultures, proposing an evolution from magic to religion and, finally, to science.

Frazer was a professor at the University of Liverpool and a member of the Royal Society. Despite his partial blindness from 1930, he continued his academic work. His methodological approach was based on the collection of historical data and testimonies, without conducting direct fieldwork, which has been subject to criticism.

His legacy endures in the influence that The Golden Bough had on literature and modern thought, inspiring writers like T.S. Eliot. Although his evolutionary theory has been questioned, his ability to identify common patterns across different cultures remains a significant contribution to the study of comparative religions.

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