Name: The Golden Bough Vol II: A Study of Magic and Religion
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Author: James George Frazer
ISBN: 9781480131606

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The Golden Bough Vol II: A Study of Magic and Religion

Type

Physical Book

Author

James George Frazer

Illustrated by

Alex Struik

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

510

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm

Weight

0.68 kg.

ISBN13

9781480131606

Synopsis "The Golden Bough Vol II: A Study of Magic and Religion"

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. It was first published in 1890. The work was aimed at a wide 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). It offered a modernist approach to discussing religion, treating it dispassionately as a cultural phenomenon rather than from a theological perspective. The impact of The Golden Bough on contemporary European literature was substantial. This is Vol II of the 1922 edition. Sir James George Frazer FRS FRSE FBA OM (1 January 1854 - 7 May 1941), was a Scottish social anthropologist influential in the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion. He is often considered one of the founding fathers of modern anthropology. His most famous work, The Golden Bough, documents and details similar magical and religious beliefs across the globe. Frazer posited that human belief progressed through three stages: primitive magic, replaced by religion, in turn replaced by science.

James George Frazer

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James George Frazer (1854–1941) was an influential Scottish anthropologist and folklorist, a pioneer in the comparative studies of mythology and religion. He was born in Glasgow and studied at the universities of Glasgow and Cambridge. His most notable work, The Golden Bough, initially published in 1890 and expanded into twelve volumes between 1906 and 1915, analyzes the similarities between myths, rites, and beliefs from various cultures, proposing an evolution from magic to religion and, finally, to science.

Frazer was a professor at the University of Liverpool and a member of the Royal Society. Despite his partial blindness from 1930, he continued his academic work. His methodological approach was based on the collection of historical data and testimonies, without conducting direct fieldwork, which has been subject to criticism.

His legacy endures in the influence that The Golden Bough had on literature and modern thought, inspiring writers like T.S. Eliot. Although his evolutionary theory has been questioned, his ability to identify common patterns across different cultures remains a significant contribution to the study of comparative religions.

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