Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 1: The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings, Volume 1
Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 1: The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings, Volume 1
Published in 1890, 'The Golden Bough' by James Frazer is the first volume of a twelve-part study on anthropology and religion. It explores various aspects of magic, including sympathetic and contagious magic, the role of magicians and kings, and the concept of living gods. Notably, it includes a detailed essay on the origins of the king of the wood at the lake of Nemi, making it a foundational text in the study of traditional belief systems and their evolution.
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