If that happens, The Online Books Page will point to the integrated version.Ever since its first edition in 1890, The Golden Bough has been considered a major influence in the development of western thought. It is subject to removal if someone produces an integrated edition. This is a 'meta-book', which stitches together separate files elsewhere on the Web as they appeared in a previously published book. Volume 12 (Bibliography and General Index 1915):.Volume 11 (Balder the Beautiful: The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the Eternal Soul, Volume II 1913):.Volume 10 (Balder the Beautiful: The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the Eternal Soul, Volume I 1913):.Volume 8 (Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild, Volume II 1912):.Volume 7 (Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild, Volume I 1912):.Volume 6 (Adonis, Attis, Osiris: Studies in the History of Oriental Religion, Volume II 1906):.Volume 5 (Adonis, Attis, Osiris: Studies in the History of Oriental Religion, Volume I 1906):.Volume 3 (Taboo and the Perils of the Soul 1911):.

Volume 2 (The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings, Volume II):.Volume 1 (The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings, Volume I):.

ThereĪre also some later editions revised or abridged by others thatīelow, we describe and link to the free online volumes of the third edition,įrom scans served by Google, Hathi Trust, and the Internet Archive.Ĭopies might not be readable in full outside the United States.) In 1936, and may still be under copyright. To the third edition, titled Aftermath, which was published (Frazer also wrote a supplementary volume This was later followed by a one-volumeĪbridgement, edited by Frazer and his wife, which came out in 1922Īnd omitted some of the more controversial claims from earlier editions.Īll of these editions are now in the public domain in the US,Īnd are available online. Was the third, which was published in 12 volumes (including the index)īetween 19. The second came out in 3 volumes in 1900. The first edition came out in 2 volumes in 1890, and The Golden Bough is the best-known work of James Georgeįrazer. Presents The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion by James George Frazer The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion The Online Books Page

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