For 10 points, name this study in comparative mythology named after a gilded object from the Aeneid and written by James Frazer.
One chapter of this work uses the example of the island Ploska, on which a wizard is able to make rain by dipping the leaves of a certain tree in water, to explain the role of the "public magician." Another example in this book is the Rex Nemorensis, a ritual in which the king's successor ritually slays him upon ascension. That example is connected to a more (*) general concept of a dying and returning king, labeled the "King of the Wood" ceremony, which this work claims is present in both Pagan mythology and early Christian traditions. For 10 points, name this study in comparative mythology named after a gilded object from the Aeneid and written by James Frazer.
One chapter of this work uses the example of the island Ploska, on which a wizard is able to make rain by dipping the leaves of a certain tree in water, to explain the role of the "public magician."
The {Golden Bough}