The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 4. Adonis Attis Osiris. Volume 2


Lu par Leon Harvey

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The sixth volume in the Golden Bough. Frazer continues into the second part of the compilation of analogies dealing with the recurring theme of the dying god. the worship of the dead, and dead kings. Extensive evidence is presented from the history of Egypt and what had been learned from archaeology in North Africa and the Mediterranean. The Egyptian calendar and festivals, the identify and personality of Osiris, and the relationship of the mother goddess, are discussed in length. - Summary by Leon Harvey (9 hr 3 min)

Chapitres

BOOK THIRD. OSIRIS. CHAPTER I. THE MYTH OF OSIRIS. 40:47 Lu par Leon Harvey
CHAPTER II. THE OFFICIAL EGYPTIAN CALENDAR. 9:35 Lu par Leon Harvey
CHAPTER III. THE CALENDAR OF THE EGYPTIAN FARMER. I. The Rise and Fall of the Nile. 2. Rites of Irrigation. 3. Rites of Sowing. 4. Rites of Harvest. 34:57 Lu par Leon Harvey
CHAPTER IV. THE OFFICIAL FESTIVALS OF OSIRIS. PART 1. The Festival at Sais. 2. Feasts of All Souls. 1:12:38 Lu par Leon Harvey
CHAPTER IV. PART 2. 3. The Festival in the Month of Athyr. 4. The Festival in the Month of Khoiak. 5. The Resurrection of Osiris. 6. Readjustment of Egyptian Festivals. 20:02 Lu par Leon Harvey
CHAPTER V. THE NATURE OF OSIRIS. 1. Osiris a Corn-God. 2 Osiris a Tree-Spirit. 3. Osiris a God of Fertility. 4. Osiris a God of the Dead. 37:15 Lu par Leon Harvey
CHAPTER VI.ISIS. 9:30 Lu par Leon Harvey
CHAPTER VII. OSIRIS AND THE SUN. 16:23 Lu par Leon Harvey
CHAPTER VIII. OSIRIS AND THE MOON. 18:40 Lu par Leon Harvey
CHAPTER IX. THE DOCTRINE OF LUNAR SYMPATHY. 21:48 Lu par Leon Harvey
CHAPTER X. THE KING AS OSIRIS. 12:51 Lu par Leon Harvey
CHAPTER XI. THE ORIGIN OF OSIRIS. PART 1 48:30 Lu par Leon Harvey
CHAPTER XI. THE ORIGIN OF OSIRIS. PART 2 45:12 Lu par Leon Harvey
CHAPTER XII. MOTHER-KIN AND MOTHER GODDESSES. 1. Dying Gods and Mounting Goddesses. 2. Influence of Mother-Kin on Religion. 3. Mother-Kin and Mother Goddesses in the Ancient East. 36:27 Lu par Leon Harvey
NOTES. I. MOLOCH THE KING. 20:49 Lu par Leon Harvey
II. THE WIDOWED FLAMEN. 1. The Pollution of Death. 2. The Marriage of the Roman Gods. 3. Children of Living Parents in Ritual. 50:01 Lu par Leon Harvey
III. A CHARM TO PROTECT A TOWN. 8:16 Lu par Leon Harvey
IV. SOME CUSTOMS OF THE PELEW ISLANDERS. 1. Priests dressed as Women. 2. Prostitution of Unmarried Girls. 3. Custom of slaying Chiefs. 39:20 Lu par Leon Harvey