The Golden Bough
The Golden Bough
Sir James Frazer wrote this book towards the end of the nineteenth
century. It remains an impressive work in the vein of comparative
anthropology. Though the method of research and conclusions are discredited,
the work is still compendious. It was originally published as an enormous
twelve-volume work, which described myths, customs and rites from around
the world. It is now more normally read as an abridgement.
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