![]() ![]() ![]() Its discussion of magical types, the sacrificial killing of kings, the dying god, and the scapegoat is given fresh pertinence in this new edition.ĪBOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. For the first time this one-volume edition restores Frazer's bolder theories and sets them within the framework of a valuable introduction and notes.Ī seminal work of modern anthropolgy, The Golden Bough also influenced many twentieth-century writers, including D H Lawrence, T S Eliot, and Wyndham Lewis. In it some of the more controversial passages were dropped, including Frazer's daring speculations on the Crucifixion of Christ. That abridgement has never been reconsidered for a modern audience. ![]()
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