Its thirteenth section, on the "Transference of Ills," discusses an Aborigine toothache cure, and its sixteenth section discusses an Aztec tradition in which a man was dressed as a god, worshipped for a year, and then eaten. Its thesis is that a marriage between a sun god and earth goddess formed the basis for ancient resur
Its thirteenth section, on the "Transference of Ills," discusses an Aborigine toothache cure, and its sixteenth section discusses an Aztec tradition in which a man was dressed as a god, worshipped for a year, and then eaten. Its thesis is that a marriage between a sun god and earth goddess formed the basis for ancient resurrection-based fertility cults. This book takes its name from an object used to enter the underworld in the Aeneid. For 10 points, identify this anthropological study of mythology and religion by James Frazer.
Its thirteenth section, on the "Transference of Ills," discusses an Aborigine toothache cure, and its sixteenth section discusses an Aztec tradition in which a man was dressed as a god, worshipped for a year, and then eaten.
The {Golden Bough}: A Study in Magic and Religion