James Frazer s monumental study of world mythology and folklore has been a controversial work for over a century.
The Golden Bough is a great body of primitive and barbarous beliefs" and essential reading for anyone interested in mythology, supernatural magic or religion, especially modern neo-pagan practices. More than one critic has said that it should be required reading for everyone.
To read [The Golden Bough] is to share in the adventure of mankind s cultural Odyssey and to undergo an enlargement of one s own sympathy and understanding for one s fellow beings...It is a book to be read and reread. -- Ashley Montagu.
This Enhanced Media edition is based on Frazer s single volume 1922 edition.
