Chapters 57 and 58 discuss both the "Public Scapegoat" and the "Human Scapegoat in Antiquity."  
Chapters 57 and 58 discuss both the "Public Scapegoat" and the "Human Scapegoat in Antiquity."  Shortly thereafter the death of Balder and the veneration of mistletoe form the subject of this work.  The final chapter, "Farewell to Nemi," completes the metaphor of the book as a voyage into the sacred grove in a Turner painting, a metaphor which begins with the discussion of the King of the Wood in chapter 1.  Subtitled "A Study in Magic and Religion," FTP, name this masterpiece of comparative folklore by Sir James George Frazer.
Chapters 57 and 58 discuss both the "Public Scapegoat" and the "Human Scapegoat in Antiquity."  
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion