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


Gelesen von 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)

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BOOK THIRD. OSIRIS. CHAPTER I. THE MYTH OF OSIRIS. 40:47 Gelesen von Leon Harvey
CHAPTER II. THE OFFICIAL EGYPTIAN CALENDAR. 9:35 Gelesen von 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 Gelesen von Leon Harvey
CHAPTER IV. THE OFFICIAL FESTIVALS OF OSIRIS. PART 1. The Festival at Sais. 2. Feasts of All Souls. 1:12:38 Gelesen von 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 Gelesen von 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 Gelesen von Leon Harvey
CHAPTER VI.ISIS. 9:30 Gelesen von Leon Harvey
CHAPTER VII. OSIRIS AND THE SUN. 16:23 Gelesen von Leon Harvey
CHAPTER VIII. OSIRIS AND THE MOON. 18:40 Gelesen von Leon Harvey
CHAPTER IX. THE DOCTRINE OF LUNAR SYMPATHY. 21:48 Gelesen von Leon Harvey
CHAPTER X. THE KING AS OSIRIS. 12:51 Gelesen von Leon Harvey
CHAPTER XI. THE ORIGIN OF OSIRIS. PART 1 48:30 Gelesen von Leon Harvey
CHAPTER XI. THE ORIGIN OF OSIRIS. PART 2 45:12 Gelesen von 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 Gelesen von Leon Harvey
NOTES. I. MOLOCH THE KING. 20:49 Gelesen von 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 Gelesen von Leon Harvey
III. A CHARM TO PROTECT A TOWN. 8:16 Gelesen von 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 Gelesen von Leon Harvey