The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion

by James George Frazer

Book Overview

A classic study of the beliefs and institutions of mankind, and the progress through magic and religion to scientific thought, The Golden Bough has a unique status in modern anthropology and literature.

First published in 1890, The Golden Bough was eventually issued in a twelve-volume edition (1906-15) which was abridged in 1922 by the author and his wife. That abridgement has never been reconsidered for a modern audience. In it some of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199538824
• ISBN13: 9780199538829
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 912 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"