The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion
by Frazer, James George
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Redditch, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Frazer, a Scottish anthropologist, wrote this classic work on magic, mythology and religion in the late nineteenth century. This is the first abridged version, published by Macmillan in 1925. Frazer famously proposed that mankind evolves from magic through religious beliefs to scientific rationality. His controversial scrutiny of Christianity was excluded from this abridged edition. It was critically received by scholars, but widely read by many. Its influence was large, including on amongst others T S Eliot, Hemingway and Jung. Lovecraft mentions the book in The Call of Cthulhu. This is a very nice copy indeed. See all photos which are of the edition for sale. Uncut pages are clean and without marks, and scarcely any tanning on all but a couple of pages. Tissue paper separating first plate is intact. Boards are clean and tight with no give to the spine, just light age wear to edges and corners. Pp 763 with illustrations and book advertisements at rear. An excellent copy.
Synopsis
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion is a wide-ranging, comparative study of mythology and religion, written by Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer (1854–1941). It first was published in two volumes in 1890; the third edition, published 1906–15, comprised twelve volumes. It was aimed at a broad literate audience raised on tales as told in such publications as Thomas Bulfinch's The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes (1855).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tom Heywood Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2552
- Title
- The Golden Bough
- Author
- Frazer, James George
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First abridged edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Magic, occult, religion, rites, myth, Golden Bough, folklore, superstition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Paranormal and Occult; Occult and related; Witchcraft, Magic, Rites, Rituals;
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