The Golden Bough A Study in Magic and Religion By James George Frazer, D.C.L., LL.D., Litt.D. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge Professor of Social Anthropology in the University of Liverpool Third Edition. Vol. IV. Part III The Dying God New York and London MacMillan and Co. 1911 CONTENTS Preface. Chapter I. The Mortality Of The Gods. Chapter II. The Killing Of The Divine King. § 1. Preference for a Violent Death. § 2. Kings killed when their Strength fails. § 3. Kings killed at the End of a Fixed Term. § 4. Octennial Tenure of the Kingship. § 5. Funeral Games. § 6. The Slaughter of the Dragon. § 7. Triennial Tenure of the Kingship. § 8. Annual Tenure of the Kingship. § 9. Diurnal Tenure…
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