Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 3. The Dying God

Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 3. The Dying God

by James Frazer

The third part of James Frazer's monumental "The Golden Bough" explores the practice of human sacrifice and the mortality of gods in various cultures. Frazer investigates the reasons behind the ritual killing of divine kings and spirits, as well as the superstitions surrounding the succession of the soul. Through a comparative study of myths, rituals, and beliefs, Frazer sheds light on the fundamental human questions of life, death, and the nature of the divine.

Author

James Frazer image

Sir James George Frazer was a Scottish social anthropologist and folklorist influential in the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion. His most famous work, The Golde...

More on James Frazer

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Heimskringla: The Stories of the Kings of Norway, Called The Round World Cover image

Heimskringla: The Stories of the Kings of Norway, Called The Round World by Snorri Sturleson

Heimskringla, meaning "The Circle of the World," is a collection of sagas about the Norwegian kings written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century. I...

Folk-lore and legends: English Cover image

Folk-lore and legends: English by Charles John Tibbits

This book, 'Folk-lore and legends: English' by Charles John Tibbits, is a compilation of traditional English folklore and legends. It explores the ric...

Current Superstitions Cover image

Current Superstitions by Fanny Dickerson Bergen

No matter how enlightened, chances are you've been raised around superstitious lore of one kind or another. Fanny Dickerson Bergen was one of the orig...

A Brief Account of the Bahai Movement  Cover image

A Brief Account of the Bahai Movement by Ethel Rosenberg

“Many believe that we, in this century,” writes Ethel Rosenberg, “ are witnessing the dawn of a new spiritual epoch or era. A renewal of the Spirit is...

A Divine Cordial (All Things for Good) Cover image

A Divine Cordial (All Things for Good) by Thomas Watson

This book is an exposition of Romans 8:28: "We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according...

Hurlbut’s Bible Lessons Cover image

Hurlbut’s Bible Lessons by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut

Questions and answers on The Old Testament and The New Testament comprising a complete course of study designed to carry on through the Old Testament...

Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights) Volume 08 Cover image

Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights) Volume 08 by Anonymous

The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, commonly known as Arabian Nights, is a collection of stories originating from various cultures across the...

Pascendi Dominici Gregis (On the Errors of the Modernists) Cover image

Pascendi Dominici Gregis (On the Errors of the Modernists) by Pope St Pius X

This encyclical, penned by Pope Pius X in 1907, is a comprehensive critique of Modernism, a theological movement that emerged in the late 19th and ear...

Recueil de contes populaires slaves Cover image

Recueil de contes populaires slaves by Louis Léger

This collection of 33 Slavic fairy tales and legends was compiled by Louis Léger, a renowned French scholar and professor of Slavic languages and civi...

The Apostle of Alaska: The Story of William Duncan of Metlakahtla Cover image

The Apostle of Alaska: The Story of William Duncan of Metlakahtla by John W. Arctander

In the wild and rugged Alaskan wilderness, one man transformed a community through faith and perseverance. The Apostle of Alaska: The Story of Willia...

Reviews for Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 3. The Dying God

No reviews posted or approved, yet...