The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 02 of 12)

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 02 of 12)

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Author: Frazer, James George,1854-1941
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 02 of 12)

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 02 of 12)

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The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 02 of 12)

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Author: Frazer, James George,1854-1941
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 02 of 12)

1. Tree-spiritsGreat forests of ancient Europe; tree-worship practised by all Aryan races in Europe; trees regarded as animate; tree-spirits, sacrifices to trees; trees sensitive to wounds; apologies for cutting down trees; bleeding trees; trees threatened to make them bear fruit; attempts to deceive spirits of trees and plants; trees married to each other; trees in blossom and rice in bloom treated like pregnant women; trees tenanted by the souls of the dead; trees as the abode, not the body, of spirits; ceremonies at felling trees; propitiating tree-spirits in house-timber; sacred trees the abode of spirits; sacred groves. 2. Beneficent Powers of Tree-spiritsTree-spirit develops into anthropomorphic deity of the woods; tree-spirits give rain and sunshine; tree-spirits make crops to grow; the Harvest May and kindred customs; tree-spirits make herds and women fruitful; green boughs protect against witchcraft; influence of tree-spirits on cattle among the Wends, Esthonians, and Circassians; tree-spirits grant offspring or easy delivery to women. May-trees in Europe, especially England; May-garlands in England; May customs in France, Germany, and Greece; Whitsuntide customs in Russia; May-trees in Germany and Sweden; Midsummer trees and poles in Sweden; village May-poles in England and Germany; tree-spirit detached from tree and represented in human form, Esthonian tale; tree-spirit represented simultaneously in vegetable and human form; the Little May Rose; the Walber; Green George; double representation of tree-spirit by tree and man among the Oraons; double representation of harvest-goddess Gauri; W. Mannhardts conclusions; tree-spirit or vegetation-spirit represented by a person alone; leaf-clad mummers (Green George, Little Leaf Man, Jack-in-the-Green, etc.); leaf-clad mummers called Kings or Queens (King and Queen of May, Whitsuntide King, etc.); Whitsuntide Bridegroom and Bride; Midsummer Bridegroom and Bride; the Forsaken Bridegroom or Bride; St. Bride in Scotland and the Isle of Man; May Bride or Whitsuntide Bride. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 60250
Author: Frazer, James George
Release Date: Sep 7, 2019
Format: eBook
Language: English

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