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 1 (1911) explores the belief that kings could harness Nature. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; 1. The king of the wood; 2. Priestly kings; 3. Sympathetic magic; 4. Magic and religion; 5. The magical control of the weather; 6. Magicians as kings; 7. Incarnate human gods; Appendix.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: James George Frazer, James George Sir Frazer, Sir James George Frazer
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.04.2012
• EAN: 9781108047302
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04730-2
• Pagine: 468
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie