Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 4. Adonis Attis Osiris. Volume 2
James Frazer
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Length 9 h 3 min
Chapters 18
First published 1914
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
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BOOK THIRD. OSIRIS. CHAPTER I. THE MYTH OF OSIRIS. Read by Leon Harvey 40:47
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CHAPTER II. THE OFFICIAL EGYPTIAN CALENDAR. Read by Leon Harvey 9:35
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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. Read by Leon Harvey 34:57
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CHAPTER IV. THE OFFICIAL FESTIVALS OF OSIRIS. PART 1. The Festival at Sais. 2. Feasts of All Souls. Read by Leon Harvey 1:12:38
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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. Read by Leon Harvey 20:02
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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. Read by Leon Harvey 37:15
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CHAPTER VI.ISIS. Read by Leon Harvey 9:30
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CHAPTER VII. OSIRIS AND THE SUN. Read by Leon Harvey 16:23
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CHAPTER VIII. OSIRIS AND THE MOON. Read by Leon Harvey 18:40
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CHAPTER IX. THE DOCTRINE OF LUNAR SYMPATHY. Read by Leon Harvey 21:48
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CHAPTER X. THE KING AS OSIRIS. Read by Leon Harvey 12:51
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CHAPTER XI. THE ORIGIN OF OSIRIS. PART 1 Read by Leon Harvey 48:30
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CHAPTER XI. THE ORIGIN OF OSIRIS. PART 2 Read by Leon Harvey 45:12
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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. Read by Leon Harvey 36:27
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NOTES. I. MOLOCH THE KING. Read by Leon Harvey 20:49
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II. THE WIDOWED FLAMEN. 1. The Pollution of Death. 2. The Marriage of the Roman Gods. 3. Children of Living Parents in Ritual. Read by Leon Harvey 50:01
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III. A CHARM TO PROTECT A TOWN. Read by Leon Harvey 8:16
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IV. SOME CUSTOMS OF THE PELEW ISLANDERS. 1. Priests dressed as Women. 2. Prostitution of Unmarried Girls. 3. Custom of slaying Chiefs. Read by Leon Harvey 39:20
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