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The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume 1 (of 3) / The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia

James George Frazer

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 610 pages

This first volume of James George Frazer's Gifford Lectures examines beliefs in immortality and the worship of the dead. It focuses on the indigenous peoples of Australia, the Torres Strait Islands, New Guinea, and Melanesia. A valuable resource for students of anthropology and comparative religion.

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Contents

  1. E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, David King, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
  2. THE BELIEF IN IMMORTALITY AND THE WORSHIP OF THE DEAD
  3. J. G. FRAZER, D.C.L., LL.D., Litt.D.
  4. PREFACE
  5. CONTENTS
  6. LECTURE I
  7. LECTURE II
  8. LECTURE III
  9. LECTURE IV
  10. LECTURE V
  11. LECTURE VI
  12. LECTURE VII
  13. LECTURE VIII
  14. LECTURE IX
  15. LECTURE X
  16. LECTURE XI
  17. LECTURE XII
  18. LECTURE XIII
  19. LECTURE XIV
  20. LECTURE XV
  21. LECTURE XVI
  22. LECTURE XVII
  23. LECTURE XVIII
  24. LECTURE XIX
  25. LECTURE XX
  26. NOTE
  27. INDEX
  28. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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