Golden Bough

Klappentext The greatly revised and enlarged twelve-volume third edition (1911-15) of Sir James Frazer's controversial work on classical religion. Zusammenfassung This greatly revised and enlarged twelve-volume third edition (1911–15) of the controversial work by Sir James Frazer (1854–1941) applies the techniques of comparative ethnography to classical religion. Volume 6 (1914) examines the Egyptian myth of Osiris. Inhaltsverzeichnis Book III. Osiris: 1. The myth of Osiris; 2. The official Egyptian calendar; 3. The calendar of the Egyptian farmer; 4. The official festivals of Osiris; 5. The nature of Osiris; 6. Isis; 7. Osiris and the sun; 8. Osiris and the moon; 9. The doctrine of lunar sympathy; 10. The king as Osiris; 11. The origin of Osiris; 12. Mother-kin and mother goddesses; Notes; Index.

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• Authors: James George Frazer, James George Sir Frazer, Sir James George Frazer
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.04.2012
• EAN: 9781108047357
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04735-7
• No. of pages: 340
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries