Author: James G Frazer
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 239
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8129100800
Description
The underlying theme of the work is Frazer’s theory of a general development of modes of thought from the magical to the religious and, finally, to the scientific.
Adonis-A Study in the History of Oriental Religion is a reproduction of Book 1 of James G Frazer’s Adonis, Attis, Osiris, which forms Part IV of his most famous work, The Golden Bough, which is noted for its important contributions to the study of early religion and anthropology.
Contents
Publisher’s Note
The Myth of Adonis
Adonis in Syria
Adonis in Cyprus
Sacred Men and Women
The Burning of Melcarth
The Burning of Sandan
Sardanapalus and Hercules
Volcanic Religion
The Ritual of Adonis
The Gardens of Adonis