The Golden Bough: The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings, Volume 1

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Golden Bough: The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings, Volume 1 by James Frazer. Read in English by Leon Harvey The first volume in Frazer's seminal 12 volume set on anthropology and traditional systems of belief. Topics covered include extensive discussion on the belief in sympathetic and contagious magic, magical influence on the environment, magicians and kings, magicians as priests, the origin of incarnate living gods, and a lengthy essay on the origin on the king of the wood at the lake of Nemi. (Summary by Leon Harvey) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook 00-08 (201MB) M4B Audiobook 09-18 (178MB)

Directors & creators

James Frazer

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;anthropology; superstition; Occult

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