The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 4. Adonis Attis Osiris. Volume 2

James Frazer (1854 - 1941)

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

Genre(s): Antiquity, Ancient, Other religions

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 BOOK THIRD. OSIRIS. CHAPTER I. THE MYTH OF OSIRIS. Leon Harvey
00:40:47
Play 02 CHAPTER II. THE OFFICIAL EGYPTIAN CALENDAR. Leon Harvey
00:09:35
Play 03 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
00:34:57
Play 04 CHAPTER IV. THE OFFICIAL FESTIVALS OF OSIRIS. PART 1. The Festival at Sais. 2. Feasts of All Souls. Leon Harvey
01:12:38
Play 05 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
00:20:02
Play 06 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
00:37:15
Play 07 CHAPTER VI.ISIS. Leon Harvey
00:09:30
Play 08 CHAPTER VII. OSIRIS AND THE SUN. Leon Harvey
00:16:23
Play 09 CHAPTER VIII. OSIRIS AND THE MOON. Leon Harvey
00:18:40
Play 10 CHAPTER IX. THE DOCTRINE OF LUNAR SYMPATHY. Leon Harvey
00:21:48
Play 11 CHAPTER X. THE KING AS OSIRIS. Leon Harvey
00:12:51
Play 12 CHAPTER XI. THE ORIGIN OF OSIRIS. PART 1 Leon Harvey
00:48:30
Play 13 CHAPTER XI. THE ORIGIN OF OSIRIS. PART 2 Leon Harvey
00:45:12
Play 14 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
00:36:27
Play 15 NOTES. I. MOLOCH THE KING. Leon Harvey
00:20:49
Play 16 II. THE WIDOWED FLAMEN. 1. The Pollution of Death. 2. The Marriage of the Roman Gods. 3. Children of Living Parents in Ritual. Leon Harvey
00:50:01
Play 17 III. A CHARM TO PROTECT A TOWN. Leon Harvey
00:08:16
Play 18 IV. SOME CUSTOMS OF THE PELEW ISLANDERS. 1. Priests dressed as Women. 2. Prostitution of Unmarried Girls. 3. Custom of slaying Chiefs. Leon Harvey
00:39:20