The Golden Bough, Vol. 1 of 2
- Subtitle
- A Study in Comparative Religion
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1. Front matter2. Introductory material3. Dedication.4. Preface.5. Chapter I. The King Of The Wood.6. § 1.—The Arician Grove.7. § 2.—Primitive man and the supernatural.8. § 3.—Incarnate gods.9. § 4.—Tree-worship.10. § 5.—Tree-worship in antiquity.11. Chapter II. The Perils Of The Soul.12. § 1.—Royal and priestly taboos.13. § 2.—The nature of the soul.14. § 3.—Royal and priestly taboos (continued).15. § 3.—Royal and priestly taboos (continued). (continued 2)16. Chapter III. Killing The God.17. § 1.—Killing the divine king.18. § 2.—Killing the tree-spirit.19. § 3.—Carrying out Death.20. § 4.—Adonis.21. § 5.—Attis.22. § 6.—Osiris.23. § 7.—Dionysus.24. § 8.—Demeter and Proserpine.25. § 9.—Lityerses.26. Footnotes27. Footnotes (continued 2)