The Golden Bough
The Golden Bough
副标题: A Study in Magic and Religion
ISBN: 9780199538829
出版社: Oxford Paperbacks
出版年: 2009-2-26
页数: 858
定价: GBP 13.99
装帧: Paperback
内容简介
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 his wife. That abridgement has never been reconsidered for a modern audience. In it some of the more controversial passages were dropped, including Frazer's daring speculations on the Crucifixion of Christ. For the first time this one-volume edition restores Frazer's bolder theories and sets them within the framework of a valuable introduction and notes. A seminal work of modern anthropolgy, The Golden Bough also influenced many twentieth-century writers, including D H Lawrence, T S Eliot, and Wyndham Lewis. Its discussion of magical types, the sacrificial killing of kings, the dying god, and the scapegoat is given fresh pertinence in this new edition.
作者简介
J.G.弗雷泽（1854-1941）英国著名的人类学家和民俗学家，认为“巫术先于宗教”的第一人，一生至为勤奋，著述甚丰。人们是这样评价他的：“将来后代评价我们这一代人的工作时，只要开出詹姆斯·弗雷泽的著作目录来，就足以驳回关于我们无能的指责。”在弗雷泽的众多著作当中，《金枝》一书最为知名，并使他在世界学术界获得了崇高声誉。