The Golden Bough. A Study In Magic And Religion. Part 3. The Dying God (Unabridged)

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Publication Year:
2022

ISBN-13: 9798822592582

The fourth volume in Frazer's seminal 12 volume set on anthropology and traditional systems of belief. With this third part of The Golden Bough we take up the question, why had the King of the Wood at Nemi regularly to perish by the hand of his successor? Topics investigated include the practice and intention of human sacrifice, the mortality of gods, the regular killing of divine kings and spirits, and the superstitions surrounding the succession of the soul.