The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 07 of 12) Papyras Classics

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 07 of 12)

by James George Frazer

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Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter I. Dionysus
  3. Chapter II. Demeter And Persephone
  4. Chapter III. Magical Significance of Games in Primitive Agriculture
  5. Chapter IV. Woman's Part in Primitive Agriculture
  6. Chapter V. The Corn-Mother and the Corn-Maiden in Northern Europe
  7. § 1. The Corn-mother in America
  8. § 2. The Mother-cotton in the Punjaub
  9. § 3. The Barley Bride among the Berbers
  10. § 4. The Rice-mother in the East Indies
  11. § 5. The Spirit of the Corn embodied in Human Beings
  12. § 6. The Double Personification of the Corn as Mother and Daughter
  13. § 1. Songs of the Corn Reapers
  14. § 2. Killing the Corn-spirit
  15. § 3. Human Sacrifices for the Crops
  16. § 4. The Corn-spirit slain in his Human Representatives
  17. § 1. Animal Embodiments of the Corn-spirit
  18. § 2. The Corn-spirit as a Wolf or a Dog
  19. § 3. The Corn-spirit as a Cock
  20. § 4. The Corn-spirit as a Hare
  21. § 5. The Corn-spirit as a Cat
  22. § 6. The Corn-spirit as a Goat
  23. § 7. The Corn-spirit as a Bull, Cow, or Ox
  24. § 8. The Corn-spirit as a Horse or Mare
  25. § 9. The Corn-spirit as a Bird
  26. § 10. The Corn-spirit as a Fox
  27. § 11. The Corn-spirit as a Pig (Boar or Sow)
  28. § 12. On the Animal Embodiments of the Corn-spirit
  29. Note. The Pleiades in Primitive Calendars

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