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Magdlyn · 07-26-2004, 12:16 PM

My pub library has a copy of the Golden Bough from the 50s. But they seem to hang on to a lot of old crap. Insufferably racist, that book was. Shocking. Yet, I forced myself to read the whole thing. Forced my husband to listen to the worst bits.

I'm sure you could get a copy from Inter Library Loan.

Celsus · 07-26-2004, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Magdlyn

My pub library has a copy of the Golden Bough from the 50s. But they seem to hang on to a lot of old crap. Insufferably racist, that book was. Shocking. Yet, I forced myself to read the whole thing. Forced my husband to listen to the worst bits.

I'm sure you could get a copy from Inter Library Loan.

Better yet, get T.H. Gaster's abridged version, The New Golden Bough (1959).

Joel

Rick Sumner · 07-26-2004, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Magdlyn

My pub library has a copy of the Golden Bough from the 50s. But they seem to hang on to a lot of old crap. Insufferably racist, that book was. Shocking. Yet, I forced myself to read the whole thing. Forced my husband to listen to the worst bits.

I'm sure you could get a copy from Inter Library Loan.

You can get the entire book online excepting the footnotes, on numerous sites. I don't have a lot of need to read just the footnotes, I was just curious about this particular epithet, so the online copies suffice for my needs.

Regards,
Rick Sumner

Celsus · 07-27-2004, 03:17 AM

Update: Smith's god-by-god survey summarised.

Joel

Celsus · 07-28-2004, 10:11 AM

No responses? Anyone still want to argue for the dying-rising-god category?

Joel

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07-26-2004, 12:16 PM	#11
Magdlyn Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,230	My pub library has a copy of the Golden Bough from the 50s. But they seem to hang on to a lot of old crap. Insufferably racist, that book was. Shocking. Yet, I forced myself to read the whole thing. Forced my husband to listen to the worst bits. I'm sure you could get a copy from Inter Library Loan.

07-27-2004, 03:17 AM	#14
Celsus Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,875	Update: Smith's god-by-god survey summarised. Joel

07-28-2004, 10:11 AM	#15
Celsus Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,875	No responses? Anyone still want to argue for the dying-rising-god category? Joel

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