The Golden BoughPenguin UK, 1996. aug. 29. - 944 oldal Sir James George Frazer (1854-1941) caught the popular imagination with his vast and enterprising comparative study of the beliefs and institutions of mankind, which in its third edition numbered 12 volumes. Reissued here is Frazer's own single-volume abridgement of 1922. |
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... Hence in orderto understand theevolution of thekingship and the sacred character with which the office has commonly been invested in the eyes of savageor barbarous peoples, it is essential to have some acquaintance with the principles ...
... Hence in orderto understand theevolution of thekingship and the sacred character with which the office has commonly been invested in the eyes of savageor barbarous peoples, it is essential to have some acquaintance with the principles ...
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... Hence onimportant occasions the behaviour of friends and relations at a distance is often regulated by a more or less elaborate code of rules, the neglect ofwhich by theonesetof personswould, it is supposed, entail misfortuneor ...
... Hence onimportant occasions the behaviour of friends and relations at a distance is often regulated by a more or less elaborate code of rules, the neglect ofwhich by theonesetof personswould, it is supposed, entail misfortuneor ...
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... Hence, to secure an end so natural and laudable, friendsat homeare apt to resort to devices which will strike us as pathetic or ludicrous, according as we considertheir object or the meansadopted to effect it. Thusin some districtsof ...
... Hence, to secure an end so natural and laudable, friendsat homeare apt to resort to devices which will strike us as pathetic or ludicrous, according as we considertheir object or the meansadopted to effect it. Thusin some districtsof ...
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... Hence inthe Banks Islandsa man whofindssuch a coral willlayitat theroot ofoneof his bread-fruittrees in the expectationthat it willmake the tree bearwell. Ifthe result answers his expectation, he will then, for a proper remuneration, take.
... Hence inthe Banks Islandsa man whofindssuch a coral willlayitat theroot ofoneof his bread-fruittrees in the expectationthat it willmake the tree bearwell. Ifthe result answers his expectation, he will then, for a proper remuneration, take.
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... hence was named the snake-stone; totestits efficacyyou hadonlyto grind the stone to powder and sprinkle the powder on the wound. The wine- coloured amethyst received its name, which means 'not drunken,' becauseitwas supposed to keep the ...
... hence was named the snake-stone; totestits efficacyyou hadonlyto grind the stone to powder and sprinkle the powder on the wound. The wine- coloured amethyst received its name, which means 'not drunken,' becauseitwas supposed to keep the ...
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according allowed ancient andthe animal annually appears atthe bear believed blood body branches bring bythe called carried celebrated ceremony chief common corn corn-spirit crops custom dance dead death deity divine earth example festival fields figure fire forthe fruits girl give goddess gods hand harvest head Hence human Indians inthe Italy itis killed king leaves living magic means midsummer mistletoe mother nature observed offered ofthe once onthe passed performed perhaps person plant practice present priest probably rain reason received regarded remains represented rites round rule sacred savage seems seen sheaf similar sometimes soul spirit spring standing stone supposed Tabooed taken thatthe thought tobe tothe touch tree tribes vegetation victim village whole withthe woman women wood worship young