I did read the abridged version of the Golden Bough, I'd say that the core concept is that of the diing and resurrecting god, the three stage exist as part of F.'s conceptual framework (together with other IMHO more dislikeable concepts) but are not the core of the book.
I wouldn’t say the book is really about the myth of the Golden Bough. It’s more like an excuse to talk about how societies evolve and how they all tend to follow the same pattern.
In the end, the myth itself represents death and rebirth—something Frazer argues is present in all religions and societies. So, in that sense, all societies have developed in a similar way
marcorossi at 12:31PM, Jan. 31, 2025
I did read the abridged version of the Golden Bough, I'd say that the core concept is that of the diing and resurrecting god, the three stage exist as part of F.'s conceptual framework (together with other IMHO more dislikeable concepts) but are not the core of the book.
Manganart at 12:10AM, Feb. 1, 2025
I wouldn’t say the book is really about the myth of the Golden Bough. It’s more like an excuse to talk about how societies evolve and how they all tend to follow the same pattern. In the end, the myth itself represents death and rebirth—something Frazer argues is present in all religions and societies. So, in that sense, all societies have developed in a similar way