The Golden Bough: Abridged Edition by James George Frazer

The Golden Bough: Abridged Edition

James George Frazer

768 pages first pub 1890 (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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According to legend, runaway slaves could attain a sort of freedom by breaking off a branch -- the Golden Bough -- from a sacred tree. If the runaway could kill the tree's attendant priest, he would become King of the Wood until his defeat by a ne...

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