The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 4. Adonis Attis Osiris. Volume 2
Author(s): James Frazer
Genre(s): Antiquity, Ancient, Other Religions
Narrators: Leon Harvey
Number of Chapters: 18
Length: 09 hours and 03 minutes
Language: English
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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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. (Leon Harvey)
CHAPTER IV. THE OFFICIAL FESTIVALS OF OSIRIS. PART 1. The Festival at Sais. 2. Feasts of All Souls. (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. (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. (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. (Leon Harvey)
The audiobook The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 4. Adonis Attis Osiris. Volume 2 falls under the genres of Antiquity, Ancient, Other Religions. It is written by James Frazer.