This work discusses the names of the dead as "Tabooed Words" and human sacrifice in fire-festivals. It discusses the "Killing of the Tree-Spirit" with reference to a ritual murder governing the succession of Nemi's priesthood of Diana. It includes a chapter on the Corn-spirit as various animals, and compares Attis and Adonis to Osiris. With a discussion of Christian imagery removed in later editio
This work discusses the names of the dead as "Tabooed Words" and human sacrifice in fire-festivals. It discusses the "Killing of the Tree-Spirit" with reference to a ritual murder governing the succession of Nemi's priesthood of Diana. It includes a chapter on the Corn-spirit as various animals, and compares Attis and Adonis to Osiris. With a discussion of Christian imagery removed in later editions, it was titled after an object used to gain access to the underworld in the Aeneid. For 10 points, name this work of comparative religion and mythology by James Frazer.
This work discusses the names of the dead as "Tabooed Words" and human sacrifice in fire-festivals.
The {Golden Bough}: A Study in Magic and Religion