Golden Bough

Klappentext 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. Volume 3 (1911) is concerned with the concept of taboo, and its presence in all religious systems. 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 3 (1911) is concerned with the concept of taboo, and its presence in all religious systems. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The burden of royalty; 2. The perils of the soul; 3. Tabooed acts; 4. Tabooed persons; 5. Tabooed things; 6. Tabooed words; 7. Our debt to the savage; Note; Index.

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• 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: 9781108047326
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04732-6
• Pagine: 468
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Classics; The Golden Bough 12 Volume Set
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Anthropology, comparative religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, RELIGION / Mysticism, mysticism, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Physical anthropology