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The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) [Abridged] (Paperback)

by James Frazer (Author), George Stocking (Introduction) "Who does not know Turner's picture of the Golden Bough? ..." (more)

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Paperback: 944 pages
Publisher: Penguin Classics; Abridged Ed edition (29 Aug 1996)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0140189319
ISBN-13: 978-0140189315
Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 13 x 4.3 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Sir James George Frazer (1854-1941) caught the popular imagination with his vast and enterprising comparative study of the beliefs and institutions of mankind, which in its third edition numbered 12 volumes. Reissued here is Frazer's own single-volume abridgement of 1922.

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Sir James George Frazer (1854-1941) is rightly regarded as one of the founders of modern anthropology. "The Golden Bough", his masterpiece, appeared in twelve volumes between 1890 and 1915

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, essential reading for the spiritual growth of Man!, 25 Jul 2006

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This review is from: The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Wordsworth Reference) (Paperback)

Get the abridged Oxford World's Classics edition which includes Frazer's original speculation on the wholly ritual, and symbolic, nature of Christ's crucifixion and, overall, you'll digest a book that will speak to you in ways you never imagined a book could. A sweeping account, from the very dawn of recorded history to the relative present, of Mankind's beliefs, traditions and rituals, The Golden Bough propels you from the start into an epic true story of nothing less than Mankind's inexhaustable quest for an understanding of - and union with - the mysterious, divine powers that create and sustain the world's existence.

With this remarkable work, so brilliantly researched and weaved together, we learn that universal themes and common tribal practices have been adopted by Man throughout all of history, and across all the world's diverse cultures, suggesting that we really do operate from a "collective unconsciousness", as Swiss therapist Jung termed it.

What is strongly suggested from Frazer's starkly drawn postcards from the past is that the enactment of myth and ritual may actually have a real impact, both esoterically and exoterically, on actual life and nature. It's not all cosmetic or mere superstition. And, indeed, once we re-engage with these universal, deeply rooted ideas, we might even find a registering of their phenomena in our personal and collective psyche. Reading this book for these metaphysical side effects alone is worth the investment!

In an ideal, spiritually oriented world, this book would be read in primary schools world-wide as a vital companion to Darwinism, to teach children how modern religion is nothing more than a re-branding of old myths and rituals - with these religions, in turn, being grossly misinterepted as facts instead of symbols, and entrusted to the "teachings" of a corrupt, inept and hopelessly unenlightened church order. The best we can do in the absence of this book being compulsory reading in schools is to get a copy as soon as we hear about it as adults and let Frazer's genius do the rest. What are you waiting for?

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4.0 out of 5 stars More ideas than you can shake a magic stick at., 24 Aug 2002

By	Tyrone Cowley (Cambridgeshire, England.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Wordsworth Reference) (Paperback)

This work scores a big fat zero for political correctness and it is occasionally infuriating because of its outmoded conclusions, but it reveals a wonderful picture of a lost age of superstition and simple humanity. The thing that struck me was the spectrum of beliefs that human beings are capable of. The ancient ideas that the author tells us of somehow make the rational world we live in today seem almost inhuman. The information is often anecdotal and unsupported, but it's a marvellous read. I strongly recommend it to anyone interested in the original pool of raw ideas that Man lived by when he first looked about the world and tried to find some meaning, and how that may have led to religion, and ultimately reason.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A charming and witty study although old fashioned and slow, 6 April 2001

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Although old fashioned in presentation, method and writing style (and apparently opinion) this graceful text drives you from myth and folklore to magic and voodoo, a journey around the globe linking social and anthropological topics from a range of cultures into a honed argument that is so charmingly offered that if it wanders occasionally from its original point(s) you find yourself forgiving for the horizons these meanders spread before you

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