About this title: Sir James George Frazer's comparative study of anthropology, folklore, and myth has been an influential work for writers and a standard text for scholars since its original publication, in several volumes, in the early part of the 20th century. Frazer was a professor of social anthropology and a classicist.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Papermac
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780333434307ISBN:0333434307
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan
Date Published: 1963
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Macmillan, London
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780333521984ISBN:0333521986
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Reprint in paperback format of the abridged edition in the Macmillan Papermac series, 8vo, 756pp, card covers, usual inevitable browning of page edges o/w VG/VG+ Copy. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Macmillan
Date Published: 1963
Description: Softback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition suitable as a study copy. Ships within 24 hours., 500grams, ISBN: read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: MACMILLAN
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780333096291ISBN:0333096290
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: MACMILLAN
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780333096291ISBN:0333096290
Description: Published by Macmillan in 1975. Binding: Paperback. Number of pages: 992. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. #8487313 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: MACMILLAN
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780333096291ISBN:0333096290
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Humanity Press/prometheus Bk
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780333096291ISBN:0333096290
Description: 18cm. Paperback in good condition. Pages yellowing with age. Amazon Before Joseph Campbell became the world's most famous practitioner of comparative mythology, there was Sir James George Frazer. The Golden Bough was originally published in two volumes in 1890, but Frazer became so enamored of his topic that over the next few decades he expanded the work sixfold, then in 1922 cut it all down to a single thick edition suitable for mass distribution. The thesis on the origins of magic and ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan
Date Published: 1942
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York
Date Published: 1949
Description: Good in Fair jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 752p. I Volume, Abridged edition. Dust jacket is stuck to cover. Dust jacket frayed and torn. read more
"The classic book of comparative mythology. Between this and Joseph Campbell's "Hero with a Thousand Faces," I came to realize the universality of belief in the dead and reborn demigod at the heart of nearly all the world's religions. (edit)
"I have the dover edition, which apparently does not include most of his musings on jesus as savior. But from his analysis of other traditions, I think I can guess what conclusions he would come to."
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