The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 3. The Dying God

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 3. The Dying God by James Frazer. Read in English by Leon Harvey The fourth volume in Frazer's seminal 12 volume set on anthropology and traditional systems of belief. With this third part of The Golden Bough we take up the question, why had the King of the Wood at Nemi regularly to perish by the hand of his successor? Topics investigated include the practice and intention of human sacrifice, the mortality of gods, the regular killing of divine kings and spirits, and the superstitions surrounding the succession of the soul. - 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 (261MB)

Directors & creators

James Frazer

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;religion; social science

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