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1	Golden bough more books like this by Sir James George Frazer Sir James George Frazer originally set out to discover the origins of one ancient custom in Classical Rome - the plucking of the Golden Bough from a tree in the sacred grove of Diana, and the murderous succession of the priesthood there and was led by his investigations into a 25-year study of primitive customs, superstitions, magic and myth ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion more books like this by Sir James George Frazer First published in 1890, this classic work was eventually issued in a 12-volume edition (1906-15). It is a study of the beliefs and institutions of mankind and the progress through magic and religion to scientific thought. The book was abridged in 1922, but not reconsidered for a modern audience until this new abridgement, which restores Frazer's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.62! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Golden Bough: The Roots of Religion and Folklore more books like this by Sir James George Frazer 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. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $43.06! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Illustrated Golden Bough more books like this by Sir James George Frazer "One of the 20th century's most influential books" (Time), Sir James George Frazer's masterwork, The Golden Bough, has become the classic study of the origins of magic and religion. Here is a brilliantly illustrated abridgement of the 12-volume masterpiece that includes 200 illustrations, 100 in color. Large format. see all copies from $2.39! first editions
5	Folk-lore in the Old Testament; studies in comparative religion, legend and law more books like this by Sir James George Frazer Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. see all copies from $6.00! new only from $41.94! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Totemism and exogamy: a treatise on certain early forms of superstition and society more books like this by Sir James George Frazer see all copies from $4.88! new only from $26.37! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Folklore in the Old Testiment more books like this by Sir James George Frazer see all copies from $6.48! new only from $68.28!
8	The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion: A New Abridgement from the Second and Third Editions more books like this by Sir James George Frazer, Robert Fraser (Editor) A classic study of the beliefs and institutions of mankind, and the progress through magic and religion to scientific thought, The Golden Bough has a unique status in modern anthropology and literature. First published in 1890, The Golden Bough was eventually issued in a twelve-volume edition (1906-15) which was abridged in 1922 by the author and ... see all copies from $7.29! new only from $11.80! \| SVS
9	Ovid, V, Fasti more books like this by Ovid, Sir James George Frazer (Translator), G P Goold (Revised by) Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso, 43 BCE-17 CE), born at Sulmo, studied rhetoric and law at Rome. Later he did considerable public service there, and otherwise devoted himself to poetry and to society. Famous at first, he offended the emperor Augustus by his "Ars Amatoria," and was banished because of this work and some other reason unknown to us, and ... see all copies from $18.00! new only from $25.24! \| SVS
10	Psyche's Task: A Discourse Concerning the Influence of Superstition on the Growth of Institutions more books like this by Sir James George Frazer To all who are engaged in Psyche's task of sorting out the seeds of good from evil I dedicate this discourse. Contents: Government; Private Property; Marriage; Respect for Human Life; Conclusion. see all copies from $12.00! new only from $15.32! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Man, God and Immortality: Thoughts on Human Progress more books like this by Sir James George Frazer An expert in myth and religion, the author spent over a quarter-century assembling this study of the cults, rites, and myths of antiquity. Frazer's definitions of "magic," "religion," and "science" were useful to his successors in social anthropology, and his explications of ancient legends influenced generations of writers and poets. see all copies from $8.50! new only from $29.10! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12	The Golden Bough: Abridged Edition more books like this by Sir James George Frazer, George W Stocking, Jr. (Introduction by) Sir James George Frazer (1854-1941) caught the popular imagination with his vast and enterprising comparative study of the beliefs and institutions of mankind, which in its third edition numbered 12 volumes. Reissued here is Frazer's own single-volume abridgement of 1922. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.52! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Library, I: Books 1-3.9 more books like this by Apollodorus, Sir James George Frazer (Translator) The "Library" provides in three books a grand summary of traditional Greek mythology and heroic legends. Written in clear and unaffected style, the compendium faithfully follows the Greek literary sources. It is thus an important record of Greek accounts of the origin and early history of the world and their race. This work has been attributed to ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $24.00! \| SVS
14 view cover	Aftermath: A Supplement to the Golden Bough more books like this by Sir James George Frazer see all copies from $25.00! new only from $40.14! \| SVS
15	Garnered sheaves : essays,addresses and reviews. more books like this by Sir James George Frazer see all copies from $20.00! new only from $189.29! \| first editions
16	The belief in immortality and the worship of the dead more books like this by Sir James George Frazer see all copies from $31.13! first editions
17 view cover	Selected Letters of Sir J. G. Frazer more books like this by Sir James George Frazer, Robert Ackerman (Editor) This is a fully annotated edition of selected letters by (and in some cases to) Sir J. G. Frazer (1854-1941), the eminent anthropologist, classicist, and historian of religion. Frazer was read by virtually everyone working in those fields in the first third of the twentieth century. His great work, The Golden Bough, offered a grand vision of ... see all copies from $41.82! new only from $143.44! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Golden Bough: Volume 1 more books like this by Sir James George Frazer 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. see all copies from $7.50! new only from $27.59! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Golden Bough: Volume 2 more books like this by Sir James George Frazer 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. see all copies from $26.02! new only from $27.59! \| SVS
20	The gorgon's head, and other literary pieces more books like this by Sir James George Frazer see all copies from $17.00! new only from $161.55! \| first editions
21	Folk-lore in the Old Testament. more books like this by Sir James George Frazer see all copies from $17.50! first editions
22	Creation and Evolution in Primitive Cosmogonies,: And Other Pieces, more books like this by Sir James George Frazer see all copies from $46.25! new only from $128.13! \| first editions
23	The golden bough : a history of myth and religion more books like this by Sir James George Frazer A study of primitive religions all over the world and their legacy in modern superstitions and customs in Europe, Asia and North America. see all copies from $11.94!
24 view cover	The magical origin of kings. more books like this by Sir James George Frazer The lectures included in this book were delivered at Trinity College, Cambridge, under the tile of "The Sacred Character and Magical Functions of Kings in Early Society." The general theory here sketched of the evolution of the kingship formed the subject of two lectures given in London. see all copies from $19.57! new only from $23.44! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Golden Bough Volume 2 by Sir James George Frazer 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. see all copies from $17.99! new only from $17.99! \| SVS

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