James George Frazer's The Golden Bough: A Critical Appreciation

Authors

  • Fritz Muntean University of British Columbia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.v13i3.28

Abstract

There is a lake near Rome known as 'The Mirror of Diana'. An ancient volcanic crater, the lake is perfectly round and almost completely enclosed by steep wooded slopes. Lake Nemi and its surrounding forest, in our age, is a heavily numinous landscape still.

References

Ackerman, Robert. J. G. Frazer: His Life and Work. Cambridge UP, 1987.

Fraser, Robert. The Making of “The Golden Bough”: The Origins and Growth of an Argument. London: Macmillan, 1990.

Gaster, Theodor H. The New Golden Bough. New York: Mentor, 1959.

Malinowski, Bronislaw. “Sir James George Frazer: A Biographical Appreciation.” A Scientific Theory of Culture. North Carolina UP, 1944.

Smith, Jonathan Z. “When the Bough Breaks.” History of Religions, Vol. 12: 342-371, 1972.

Vickery, John B. The Literary Impact of The Golden Bough. Princeton UP, 1973.

Published

1998-02-01

How to Cite

Muntean, F. (1998). James George Frazer’s The Golden Bough: A Critical Appreciation. Pomegranate, 3(Winter), 28-39. https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.v13i3.28