This work by Sir James Frazer (1854–1941) is widely considered to be one of the most important early texts in the fields of psychology and anthropology. At the same time, by applying modern methods of comparative ethnography to the classical world, and revealing the superstition and irrationality beneath the surface of the classical culture which had for so long been a model for Western civilisation, it was extremely controversial. Frazer was greatly influenced by E. B. Tylor's Primitive Culture (also reissued in this series), and by the work of the biblical scholar William Robertson Smith, to whom the first edition is dedicated. The twelve-volume third edition, reissued here, was greatly revised and enlarged, and published between 1911 and 1915; the two-volume first edition (1890) is also available in this series. Volumes 10 and 11 (1913) continue to examine taboo behaviour, and consider the role of sunlight and firelight in ritual.
By:
James George Frazer Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: 3rd Revised edition Volume: Volume 10 Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 470g ISBN:9781108047395 ISBN 10: 1108047394 Series:Cambridge Library Collection - Classics Pages: 374 Publication Date:26 April 2012 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Preface; 1. Between heaven and earth; 2. The seclusion of girls at puberty; 3. The myth of Balder; 4. The fire-festivals of Europe; 5. The interpretation of the fire-festivals.