{"product_id":"the-golden-bough-a-study-in-magic-and-religion-third-and-complete-edition-1976-version","title":"The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third and complete edition, 1976 version)","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFRAZER, Sir James George.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion.\u003c\/em\u003e London: The Macmillan Company, 1976. 13 vols.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOctavo. Original blue publisher's cloth. Spines lettered in gilt. Unclipped dust jackets. \u003cstrong\u003eThird edition, 1976 reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nine parts in thirteen volumes: Part I: \u003cem\u003eThe Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings\u003c\/em\u003e (2 vols.); Part II: \u003cem\u003eTaboo and the Perils of the Soul\u003c\/em\u003e; Part III: \u003cem\u003eThe Dying God\u003c\/em\u003e; Part IV: \u003cem\u003eAdonis, Attis, Osiris\u003c\/em\u003e (2 vols.); Part V: \u003cem\u003eSpirits of the Corn and of the Wild\u003c\/em\u003e (2 vols.); Part VI: \u003cem\u003eThe Scapegoat\u003c\/em\u003e; Part VII: \u003cem\u003eBalder the Beautiful, the Fire Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul\u003c\/em\u003e (2 vols.); Part VIII: \u003cem\u003eBibliography and General Index\u003c\/em\u003e; Part IX: \u003cem\u003eAftermath: A Supplement to The Golden Bough\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThere are few books in the literature of the human sciences that have cast a longer shadow than \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Bough\u003c\/em\u003e. First published in two-volumes in 1890, this work contains a vast, erudite, and compulsively readable survey of mythology, magic, religion, and ritual across the full range of human cultures, held together by a single audacious thesis: that the most ancient religions were fertility cults centred on the worship and periodic sacrifice of a sacred king, and that this pattern recurred, with variations, across civilisations from ancient Rome to the tribes of the Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe third edition, expanded to twelve volumes between 1906 and 1915, and completed in 1936 with the supplementary \u003cem\u003eAftermath\u003c\/em\u003e, is the fullest and most authoritative expression of Frazer's life's work. Its influence has been incalculable: T.S. Eliot drew on it for \u003cem\u003eThe Waste Land\u003c\/em\u003e, Wittgenstein engaged with it philosophically, and it shaped the study of comparative religion, classical mythology, and social anthropology for a generation. This 1976 Macmillan reprint makes the complete third edition, including \u003cem\u003eAftermath\u003c\/em\u003e, available in a uniform thirteen-volume set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNear fine throughout.\u003c\/strong\u003e All volumes show very mild signs of shelf wear here and there but present beautifully as a well-preserved set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note: This is a large set of 13 books in total. The set is overall quite heavy and will require consideration when being packed for shipping. This may attract additional shipping costs, particularly if being shipped internationally.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThis book is currently not on display in store.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eIf you would like more information or to arrange a viewing, please contact: rarebooks@harryhartog.com.au\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number: HH000431\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James George Frazer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48776721957107,"sku":"1110002941115","price":850.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/1_c5bb9194-f4c1-408c-b6bf-d3066c03e439.png?v=1774926846","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-golden-bough-a-study-in-magic-and-religion-third-and-complete-edition-1976-version","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}