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Golden Bough. Part VII. Balder The Beautiful. Volume II

Golden Bough. Part VII. Balder The Beautiful. Volume II

Written by: James Frazer
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The eleventh volume of The Golden Bough series. Fire festivals in exotic nations, magical properties of flowers, the concept of the external soul, and a proposal to solve the mystery of ritual of the golden bough. Frazer's extensive researches into the origin, the evolution, and the meaning of killing of the king of the wood, is summarised with the help of analogies from the myths of other cultures, and finally explained as a symbolic cycle of death, rebirth, and the recharging of the sacred powers of the natural world thought to come from gods to man. (Summary by Leon Harvey)Copyright Philosophy Genre
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  • Golden Bough Part VII Balder The Beautiful Volume II - James Frazer - Part 2

    Golden Bough Part VII Balder The Beautiful Volume II - James Frazer - Part 2
    Jun 17 2026
    The eleventh volume of The Golden Bough series. Fire festivals in exotic nations, magical properties of flowers, the concept of the external soul, and a proposal to solve the mystery of ritual of the golden bough. Frazer's extensive researches into the origin, the evolution, and the meaning of killing of the king of the wood, is summarised with the help of analogies from the myths of other cultures, and finally explained as a symbolic cycle of death, rebirth, and the recharging of the sacred powers of the natural world thought to come from gods to man. (Summary by Leon Harvey)
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    35 mins
  • Golden Bough Part VII Balder The Beautiful Volume II - James Frazer - Part 1

    Golden Bough Part VII Balder The Beautiful Volume II - James Frazer - Part 1
    Jun 16 2026
    The eleventh volume of The Golden Bough series. Fire festivals in exotic nations, magical properties of flowers, the concept of the external soul, and a proposal to solve the mystery of ritual of the golden bough. Frazer's extensive researches into the origin, the evolution, and the meaning of killing of the king of the wood, is summarised with the help of analogies from the myths of other cultures, and finally explained as a symbolic cycle of death, rebirth, and the recharging of the sacred powers of the natural world thought to come from gods to man. (Summary by Leon Harvey)
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    9 hrs and 52 mins
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