Selected Letters of Sir J. G. Frazer
Selected Letters of Sir J. G. Frazer

Author: James George Frazer

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2005-09-29

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 0199266964

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An edition of selected letters by (and in some cases to) Sir J. G. Frazer (1854-1941), the eminent anthropologist and historian of religion, and author of The Golden Bough. It offers an invaluable insight into British intellectual life at the turn of the century, and also illuminates the composition, and reception, of The Golden Bough itself.

J. G. Frazer
J. G. Frazer

Author: Robert Ackerman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1990-09-13

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9780521398251

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Sir James G. Frazer's The Golden Bough, first published in 1890, was the first work in English to understand the religion of classical antiquity in the context of primitive religion. Its dramatic impact on the history of ideas lasted well into the twentieth century, in its association of religious myths with the more primitive forms of ritual and magic generated by the 'savage mind', identified as a common misunderstanding of the scientific laws governing the natural world. This highly acclaimed biography is a comprehensive study of Frazer's life, the influences on his work, and its wide-ranging implications for modern anthropology, classics, cultural history and folklore.

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy

Author: John Clute

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1999-03-15

Total Pages: 1110

ISBN-13: 9780312198695

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Like its companion volume, "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction", this massive reference of 4,000 entries covers all aspects of fantasy, from literature to art.