The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 08 of 12)

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"The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 08 of 12)" by Sir James George Frazer is a comparative study published between 1906-1915. This ambitious work explores mythology and religion across cultures, examining fertility rites, human sacrifice, and dying gods. Frazer argues that ancient religions were fertility cults centered on sacred kings, and that humanity progressed from magical thinking through religious belief to scientific thought. Though it scandalized Victorian readers and later faced scholarly criticism, this groundbreaking study profoundly influenced twentieth-century literature and thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends and Ritual magic and grimoires.

Ritual magic and grimoires
Controlled discovery queries from project-gutenberg matched “magic”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the title, “Magic” in the description, “Magic” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).
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- “Magic”· in title
- “Magic”· in description
- “Magic”· in subject
- “Magic”· in edition title
Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends
Controlled discovery queries from project-gutenberg matched “folklore”, “mythology”, and “superstition”. Retained metadata contains “Mythology” in the description, “Mythology” in the subject metadata, and “Superstition” in the subject metadata.
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- “mythology”· via Project Gutenberg
- “superstition”· via Project Gutenberg
- “Mythology”· in description
- “Mythology”· in subject
- “Superstition”· in subject

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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
Project Gutenberg electronic edition Project Gutenberg metadata does not identify the source print edition.	2013-03-14	Project Gutenberg	English	—	Public domain (USA)	Project Gutenberg (opens in a new tab)