A voyage of discovery, in which we shall visit many strange foreign lands, with strange foreign peoples, and still stranger customs.
—Chap. 1, § 3. Recapitulation.
Sir James
George Frazer
George Frazer
Sir James George Frazer
Title: Sir James George Frazer
Author: Frazer, Sir James George
Works
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion, Abridged ed. 1922.
The classic study in comparative folklore, magic and religion showing the parallels between the rites and beliefs, superstitions and taboos of early cultures and those of Christianity.