{"product_id":"2940158557378","title":"Sir James George Frazer The Golden Bough","description":"James Frazer's monumental study of world mythology and folklore has been a classic work for over a century, highlighting the parallels between the rites and beliefs, superstitions and taboos of early cultures and those of Christianity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis most famous work, The Golden Bough details the similarities among magical and religious beliefs around the globe. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrazer theorized that human belief progressed through three stages: primitive magic, then religion, which was in turn replaced by science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Golden Bough has also had a major impact on psychology and literature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIts literary impact has given it continued life: William Butler Yeats makes reference to it in his poem, \"Sailing to Byzantium\". H. P. Lovecraft mentions the book in his short story \"The Call of Cthulhu\". T. S. Eliot acknowledged indebtedness to Frazer in his first note to his poem The Waste Land. The Golden Bough attempts to define the shared elements of religious belief and scientific thought, discussing fertility rites, human sacrifice, and many other symbols and practices whose influence has extended into our twenty-first century culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Golden Bough remains essential reading for anyone interested in mythology, supernatural magic or religion and continues to be a primary anthropological resource. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSIR JAMES GEORGE FRAZER (1854–1941) was a Scottish social anthropologist influential in the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion. He is often considered one of the founding fathers of modern anthropology.","brand":"Editions Artisan Devereaux, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084605309168,"sku":"2940158557378","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158557378_p0.jpg?v=1764116272","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158557378","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}