The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion
Subtitle: Part 1. The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings. Volume 2
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Published: November 22, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 439
ISBN-13: 9781402183478
Subjects: mythology,magic art,evolution of kings; Fiction / Folklore; Religion / Ethics
First sentence: THE preceding investigation has proved that the same union of sacred functions with a royal title which meets us in the King of the Wood at Nemi, the Sacrificial King at Rome, and the magistrate called the King at Athens, occurs frequently outside the limits of classical antiquity and is a common feature of societies at all stages from barbarism to civilisation.