21. LitWeb.net Sir James (George) Frazer 18541941 search biblion. British anthropologist,historian of religion and classical scholar, whose best http://www.biblion.com/litweb/biogs/frazer_sir_james.html

Home About Us Contact Complete Index ... Reading Room Find out about the major literary prizes and their past winners. Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Booker Prize Nobel Prize for Literature biblion.com ... Nobel Prize by: All Author Title Keyword for: Sir James (George) Frazer search biblion British anthropologist, historian of religion and classical scholar, whose best-known study THE GOLDEN BOUGH: A STUDY IN COMPARATIVE RELIGION traced the evolution of human behaviour, ancient and primitive myth, magic, religion, ritual, and taboo. The study appeared first in two volumes in 1890 and finally in 12 volumes in 1911-15. It was named after the golden bough in the sacred grove at Nemi, near Rome. Frazer did much to popularise anthropology and made its agnostic tendencies acceptable, although his conclusions are now outdated. James Frazer was born in Glasgow, Scotland, into a pious middle-class family, as the eldest of four children of Daniel K. Frazer, a pharmacist, and Katherine (Brown) Frazer. He was educated at Larchfield Academy, Helensburgh, and University of Glasgow and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he became a classics fellow from 1871 until his death. Except for one year, 1907-08, spent at the University of Liverpool as professor of social anthropology, Frazer remained from 1908 most of his life in Cambridge.

22. Lifespans William Robertson Smith 18461894. James George Frazer 1854-1941. Alfred C.Haddon 1855-1940. Emile Durkheim 1858-1917. Sir Baldwin Spencer 1860-1929. http://people.bu.edu/pwood/Lifespans of the Anthropologists.htm

AN 703 © Peter W. Wood 2001 Lifespans Marco Polo c. 1254-c.1324 Abd-al-Rahman ibn-Khaldun 1332-1406 Niccol Machiavelli 1469-1527 Michel De Montaigne 1533-1592 Richard Hakluyt c. 1552-1616 Robert Knox c.1640-1720 Bernard Picart 1673-1733 Montesquieu 1689-1755 Carl von Linné (Linnaeus) 1707-1778 Johann Friedrich Blumenbach 1752-1840 John Crawfurd 1783-1868 James Cowles Pritchard 1786-1849 Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Charles Darwin 1809-1882 J.J. Bachofen 1815-1887 Lewis Henry Morgan 1818-1881 Karl Marx 1818-1883 Henry Sumner Maine 1822-1888 Max M ller 1823-1900 John Stephens 1825-1901 Adolf Bastian 1826-1905 John Ferguson McLennan 1827-1881 Edward Tylor 1832-1917 John Lubbock 1834-1913 William Robertson Smith 1846-1894 James George Frazer 1854-1941 Alfred C. Haddon 1855-1940 Lucien L vy-Bruhl Franz Boas 1858-1942 Carl Nicolai Starcke 1858-1926 Emile Durkheim 1858-1917 Sir Baldwin Spencer 1860-1929 Edward Westermarck 1862-1939 Max Weber 1864-1920 W.H.R. Rivers 1864-1922 R.R. Marett 1866-1943 E rnest Crowley C lark Wissler 1870-1947 Marcel Mauss 1872-1950 Arnold Van Gennep 1873-1957 Elsie Clews Parsons 1874-1941 Alfred Kroeber 1876-1960 A.R. Radcliffe-Brown 1881-1955

23. George Peabody Gooch Fonds - Accession No.: 333/83.30 PettyFitzmaurice, Edmond George, 2.25 Baron, 1846-1935 Fitzroy, Almeric William,1851-1937 2.26 Frazer, James George, Sir, 1854-1941 2.27 Fredericq, Paul 2.28 http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/SpecColl/gooch333.htm

Special Collections GEORGE PEABODY GOOCH FONDS ACCESSION NO.: 333/83.30

24. Browse Top Level > Texts > Project Gutenberg > Authors > F 1919; France, Anatole, 18441924; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Fraser,CF, Mrs. Frazer, James George, Sir, 1854-1941; Frederic, Harold http://www.archive.org/texts/textslisting-browse.php?collection=gutenberg&cat=Au

25. Science Frazer (Sir James George, 18541941, social anthropologist, author of The GoldenBough) GOOD AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ('James G. Frazer'), summarising his http://www.roydavids.com/science.htm

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26. Conrad Frazer (Sir James George, 18541941, social anthropologist, author of The GoldenBough) GOOD AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ('James G. Frazer'), to Lyttelton http://www.roydavids.com/frazer.htm

FRAZER ( Sir JAMES GEORGE, 1854-1941, social anthropologist, author of The Golden Bough ) GOOD AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ('James G. Frazer'), to Lyttelton [probably to Edward Lyttelton, headmaster of Eton], summarising his life's work and his attitude to religion, 2 pages, quarto, Queen Anne's Mansions, St. James's Park, London SW1, 19 June 1927 '...I deeply sympathize with and respect it [the religious view of life], though I do not share it. My childhood was passed in a religious atmosphere, for my dear and honoured parents were devout Christians...Our religious differences (which we never discussed), far from being a barrier, have rather been a link between us...for I have a tenderness for the old faith and for those who hold it, and I never forget how little we know and can ever hope to know about the ultimate problems. Hardly anything offends me so much as the confident dogmatism of some rationalists. My work has lain chiefly among the crude elementary religions of the lower races; I have not seriously studied the great historical religions of the civilised peoples and have therefore little or no claim to speak about them. Such as my conclusions, tentative and provisional, are on the early history of religion and society...' In the preface to his selections from the Bible of passages chosen for their literary merit (referred to in the present letter) Frazer made points similar to those herein.

27. EUROPE: Western Europe/Fairytales & Folk Lore fi/jFrazer.htm Added 22 June 2000 This is a useful overview of the life and workof another Scottish scholar, Sir James George Frazer (18541941), author of http://www.mythinglinks.org/euro~west~fairytales.html

MYTH*ING LINKS by Kathleen Jenks, Ph.D. Pacifica Graduate Institute GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS: WESTERN EUROPE Midnight in Cinderella's World Detail from a Russian Lacquer Box (Courtesy of Tradestone International Late Autumn 1998 Author's Note: Since I focus on Cinderella in my "Folklore and Fairytales" course, I promised my students that I'd include Cinderella websites when Mything Links debuts in November 1998.......so here, to fulfill my promise, are the sites I currently have.... Early Summer 2000 Author's Note: There is now much more here for frequent visitors, all new additions have been dated.... General Folklore Links Pushkin's Tales for Children Russian Lacquer Box Courtesy of Russian Sunbirds http://www.folkstory.com/articles/onceupon.html [Added 21 June 2000]: This essay, Once Upon a Time: How Fairy Tales Shape Our Lives, by Dr. Jonathan Young (for ) is a beautiful introduction to fairy tales and why they play such a rich and important role in our lives. http://members.aol.com/surlalune/frytales/index.htm [Added 16 November 2000]: This is a truly marvelous site: "The SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages" by Heidi Anne Heiner. About herself she writes:

28. Encyclopædia Britannica The Web's Best Sites. Sir James (George) Frazer (18541941) Brief introductionto the life and works of this British anthropologist and folklorist. http://search.britannica.com/search?query=Sir James Ke1rpt

29. Encyclopædia Britannica Sir James (George) Frazer (18541941) Brief introduction to the life and worksof this British anthropologist and folklorist. Includes a bibliography. http://www.britannica.com/search?query=sir george gilbert scott&ct=igv&fuzzy=N&s

30. Portraits De Personnages Celebres : FRA (A); Frazer (Sir James George)(1854-1941) Peinture 1 (2); Frazer (John http://www.onlipix.com/personnages/fra.htm

FRA A B C D ... Z FRACASSE (Capitaine) Caricature A FRACASTORO (Girolamo)(ca 1478-1553) Peinture Dessin FRACASTORO FRADONICO (Pietro, doge de Venise Dessin FRAENKEL (Adolf Abraham Halevi)(1891-1965) Photo FRAGONARD (Alexandre-Evariste)(1732-1806) Peinture FRAGOSO (Augusto Tasso)(1869-1945) Photo FRAMPTON (Sir George)(1860-1928) Photo (en 1902) Peinture FRAMPTON (Tregonwell, dit 'Father of the turf')(1641-1727) Peinture FRANCAIX (Jean)(1912-1997) Photo FRANCAIX (Pascal) Photo FRANCALANCIA (Riccardo) Caricature FRANCASTEL (Marie-Pierre, Adrien)(1761-1831) Peinture FRANCE (Anatole)(1844-1924) Photo FRANCE (Victor) Photo FRANCESCATTI (Zino)(1902-1991) Photo FRANCHET D'ESPEREY ( Louis, Photo A Photo de groupe (avec ALLENBY Peinture FRANCIS (Alec B.) Photo FRANCIS (Eve) Photo FRANCIS (James Bicheno)(1815-1892) Photo FRANCIS (John Deffett)(1815-1901) Peinture FRANCIS (Sir Philip)(1740-1818) Peinture FRANCIS (William D.)(1889-1959) Photo FRANCISCO (Clarence) Photo Photo FRANCK (James) Photo Photo de groupe (en 1954, avec Isidor I. RABI Niels BOHR Albert EINSTEIN (avec Niels BOHR Max BORN et Oskar Benjamin KLEIN et Carl Wilhelm OSEEN (avec Niels BOHR et Hans Marius HANSEN (avec Niels BOHR (avec Niels BOHR George von HEVESY (avec Niels BOHR Albert EINSTEIN Isidor I. RABI

31. ONLIPIX - Great Names Pictures : FRA Michael)(1933) Painting 1 (2); FRAYSE (Member of French Commune) Photo1 (E); Frazer (Sir James George)(1854-1941) Painting 1 (2); Frazer http://www.onlipix.com/personages/fra.htm

FRA A B C D ... Z FRACASSE (Capitaine) Cartoon E FRACASTORO (Girolamo)(ca 1478-1553) Painting Drawing FRACASTORO FRADONICO (Pietro, Doge of Venice) Drawing FRAENKEL (Adolf Abraham Halevi)(1891-1965) Photo FRAGONARD (Alexandre-Evariste)(1732-1806) Painting FRAGOSO (Augusto Tasso)(1869-1945) Photo FRAMPTON (Sir George)(1860-1928) Photo (in 1902) Painting FRAMPTON (Tregonwell, aka 'Father of the turf')(1641-1727) Painting FRANCAIX (Jean)(1912-1997) Photo FRANCAIX (Pascal) Photo FRANCALANCIA (Riccardo) Cartoon FRANCASTEL (Marie-Pierre, Adrien)(1761-1831) Painting FRANCE (Anatole)(1844-1924) Photo FRANCE (Victor) Photo FRANCESCATTI (Zino)(1902-1991) Photo FRANCHET D'ESPEREY (Louis, general Photo E Group photo (with ALLENBY Painting FRANCIS (Alec B.) Photo FRANCIS (Eve) Photo FRANCIS (James Bicheno)(1815-1892) Photo FRANCIS (John Deffett)(1815-1901) Painting FRANCIS (Sir Philip)(1740-1818) Painting FRANCIS (William D.)(1889-1959) Photo FRANCIS I (son of CHARLES I OF ORLEANS and LOUISE OF SAVOY , king of France)(1494-1547) Most famous painting Painting E E E - with duchess of Etampes)/ Drawing Coin FRANCIS I OF BOURBON (son of FERDINAND IV of Naples and MARIE-CAROLINE OF AUSTRIA)(1777-1830) Painting FRANCIS I (Emperor of Austria)(1708-1765) Painting Coin FRANCIS II (son of LEOPOLD II and MARIE-LUDOVICA OF BOURBON-SPAIN, emperor of Austria)(1768-1835)

32. Ws97-r Sir James George Frazer (1854-1941)und seine evolutionistische Religionstheorie , in Spirita, 4, Okt. http://www.rewi.uni-hannover.de/vv/ws97-r.htm

Proseminare Magie, Mana, Totem: Evolutionsmodelle des Ursprungs von Religion Dr. Martin Baumann SE 2, Di 16-18, Raum: Im Moore 21, Seminarraum Herkunft und Urspung von Religionen und `Religion' wurden im 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert gesonderter Gegenstand wissenschaftlicher Betrachtung. Die damals jungen Disziplinen der Anthropologie, Ethnologie und comparative religion widmeten sich mit großem Interesse außereuropäischen Kulturen und Religionen, über die reichlich Kenntnisse nach Europa getragen wurden. In vergleichender, universal ausgerichteter Perspektive suchten Fachvertreter nach dem Ursprung von `Religion' und erstellten anhand von Evolutions- und Verfallstheorien Systematiken von Kulturen, Völkern und Religionen. Das Verfahren findet sich, wenn auch in geschickterer Form, ebenso bei zeitgenössischen Vertretern. Das Proseminar wird maßgebliche Personen aus dem 19. und 20. Jahrhundert vorstellen und ihre Entwicklungsmodelle behandeln. Im Mittelpunkt soll dabei die Lektüre der jeweiligen Texte der Entwicklungsmodelle stehen. Grundlagenliteratur : Einen guten Überblick über die Thematik geben: Rudolph, Kurt, "Das Problem einer Entwicklung in der Religionsgeschichte", in:

33. EthnoNe - Séminaire II - Anthropologie Britannique - Frazer James George Frazer (1854-1941) le Rameau d'or et les sur la vie de James GeorgeFrazer (p. 149 243 Conférence commémorative de Sir James Frazer, 1939. http://www.unine.ch/ethno/biblio/2000frazer.html

Ouvrages de James George Frazer: NB: le classement chronologique de ses publications est indicatif; certaines ont connu de nombreuses éditions, notamment "The Golden Bough". Frazer , James George. - 1887. - / par J.-G. Frazer ; trad. de l'anglais par A. Dirr et A. van Gennep. - Paris : Schleicher, 1898. - 139 p. ; 19 cm Trad. de l'article de l' Encyclopedia Britannica : "Totemism" Frazer , James George. - 1887. - Questions on the customs, beliefs and languages of savages / by J.G. Frazer. - [Rev. and enl. ed.]. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1907. - 51 p. ; 18 x 24 cm Frazer , James George. - 1890-1915. - The golden bough : a study in magic and religion Frazer , James George. - 1890-1915. - Le cycle du Rameau d'or / James George Frazer. - Paris : P. Geuthner, 1921-1935. - 12 vol. ; 26 cm Traduit de: The golden bough [Repris chez Laffont (1981-1984) en 4. vol. dans la collection "Bouquins", avec une introd. de Nicole Belmont et Michel Izard] Frazer , James George. - 1905. - / James George Frazer ; trad. par Paul Hyacinthe Loyson. - Paris : P. Geuthner, 1920. - 359 p. ; 25 cm

34. Chronological List, Part 23 Frazer, James A. Frazer, Sir James George (18541941); Frazer,MALCOLM; Frazer, ROBERT CRANE; FRAZIER, GW; FRAZIER, George; FRAZIER http://users.ev1.net/~homeville/fictionmag/e23.htm

The FictionMags Index Chronological List, Part 23 Previous Table-of-Contents FEIGE, (Herman Albert) OTTO (Maximilian) (1882-1969); see pseudonym B. Traven FEIN, C. CHESTER FEINGERSH, ED FEINSTEIN, ROBERT N. ... FELDMAN, ANATOLE ; see pseudonym Anthony Field FELDMAN, ARTHUR FELDMAN, IRVING FELDMAN, JACKIE ... FELL, ANDREW ; pseudonym of Robert Arthur FELL, P. N. FELLINGE, HARRY LEE FELLOM, JIM ... FELTON, FREDERICK A. ; pseudonym of F. W. Memory FELTON, HAPPY FELTON, HOWARD C. FENDELL, ROBERT ... FENOLLOSA, MARY (McNeill) [Mrs. Ernest Francisco Fenollosa] FENTON, FAITH FENTON, FRANK FENTON, HESTER GREY FENTON, ROBERT S. ... FERRARS, ELIZABETH ; pseudonym of Morna Doris Brown FERRELL, CLIFF FERRELL, NANCY FERRERO, GUGLIELMO ... FETTER, ELIZABETH HEAD (1904-1973); see pseudonym Hannah Lees FETTER, GEORGE GRIFFITH FETTY, E. B. FEUCHTWANGER, LION ... FFOLKES ; pseudonym of Brian Davis ffolkes FFOULKES, CHARLES ffrench, YVONNE ... FIELD, ANTHONY ; pseudonym of Anatole Feldman FIELD, BRYAN FIELD, CHAS. K. FIELD, DOROTHY LLEWELLYN ... FIELD, EDWARD SALISBURY (1878-?); see pseudonym Childe Harold FIELD, EUGENE

35. Stories, Listed By Author 1910. Frazer, Sir James George (18541941) (chron.) * The Discoveryof Fire, (ar) Encore Jan 1945. Frazer, MALCOLM (chron.) * He http://users.ev1.net/~homeville/fictionmag/s261.htm

The FictionMags Index Stories, Listed by Author Previous Table-of-Contents FitzHUGH, PERCY K. (chron.) Pee Wee Harris, (cs) May 1967 Aug 1970 FITZIMMONS, PAUL M. (chron.) Almost a Man, (ss) Escapade Sep 1956 FitzLYON, APRIL (chron.) _, reviews: Selected Books, (br) The London Magazine Feb 1978 FITZMAURICE, LLOYD (chron.) Paradise Isle, (ss) Sea Stories Nov 1953 FITZPATRICK, CARROLL (chron.) Sweetheart of Lonesome Trail, (nv) Fifteen Range Romances Feb 1954 FITZPATRICK, DAVID M. (chron.) The Fifth Quimester, (ss) Brutarian Hold Me Forever, Daddy, (ss) Brutarian FITZPATRICK, (William) DONOVAN (1914- ); Novelist. Lived in New York City. (chron.) The Flying Codonas, (ar) Argosy Sep 1957 ; a story of Alfred Codona. How to Be An Athlete (Without Even Trying), (ar) Escapade Dec 1960 The Man Who Could Sell Anything, (ar) Argosy Mar 1958 ; the story of Harry Reichenbach. The Man Who Wanted to Explode, (ar) Argosy Dec 1957 ; Eric Muenter and a plot to kill J.P. Morgan. * Men of America - III (with Morrison F. Colladay ), (nf) Blue Book Feb 1950 Trial by Fog, (ss) Blue Book Apr 1949 The Wild Blue Yonder, (ss)

36. Fondo De Cultura Económica: Autor Frazer, James George Translate this page la literatura antropológica es, indudablemente, Sir James George Frazer, autor de JamesGeorge Frazer (1854-1941), originario de Glasgow, Escocia, profesor y http://www.fce.com.ar/autores.asp?AUT=311

37. Selections Search, X, Frazer, Sir James George, 18541941, Golden Bough, The,1890, 1900, 1907-1915, Anthropology, Search, X, X, X, Freud, Sigmund,1856 http://www.realuofc.org/archive/savants.html

Scholars Select Most Influential Books [Under Construction] The following table lists the selections by the following: "Savants Select Most Influential Volumes," English Journal 25 (1936). [25 selections each by Edward Weeks, editor of the Atlantic Monthly Press ; Charles A. Beard, historian; John Dewey, philosopher] Malcolm Cowley and Bernard Smith, Books That Changed Our Minds (1939). [12 selections] Horace Shipp, Books That Moved the World (1945). [10 selections] Robert B. Downs, Books That Changed the World (1956) [16 selections] Note: Some of these lists were compiled with restrictions. Dewey, Weeks, and Beard were asked to "select the twenty-five most influential books published in the last fifty years." This means between 1874 and 1936. Downs, on the other hand, writes, "For practical reasons, it was arbitrarily decided to restrict the discussion to books in science and the social sciences, omitting such vastly important fields as religion, philosophy, and literature." Author Dates for Author Title Date of pub.

38. Great Books Search, 4, 12, Frazer, Sir James George, 18541941, Golden Bough,The, 1890, 1900, 1907-1915, Anthropology, Search, 4, 58, Plato, 427-347BC, http://www.realuofc.org/archive/gt.html

Great Books - Alphabetized by Titles Author Dates for Author Title Date of pub. Type of Work Search in Google S AC KL W G U P Aristophanes c.448-385 B.C. Acharnians, The Search Tawney, R.H. Acquisitive Society, The Search Bacon, Sir Francis Advancement of Learning, The Epistemology, philosophy of science Search Plutarch Aemilius Paulus Search Plutarch Aemilius Paulus and Timoleon Search Vergilius Maro, Publius 70-19 B.C. Aeneid, The Poem Search Aeschylus 525-456 B.C. Agamemnon Search Plutarch Agesilaus Search Plutarch Agesilaus and Pompey Search Plutarch Agis Search Hippocrates Airs, Waters, and Places Search Sophocles 495?-406 B.C. Ajax c.440 B.C. Drama Search Euripides 480-406 B.C. Alcestis 438 B.C. Drama Search Plutarch Alcibiades Search Plutarch Alcibiades and Coriolanus Search Plutarch Alexander Search Shakespeare, William All's Well That Ends Well c.1602 Drama Search Ptolemy c.100-c.178 Almagest, The Search Hippocrates Ancient Medicine Search Euripides 480-406 B.C. Andromache Search Orwell, George Animal Farm Search Tacitus, Cornelius c.55-c.117 Annals of Tacitus, The Search Sophocles 495?-406 B.C.

39. Electronic Books From SPSCC # F Franklin, Benjamin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (17711788). Frazer,James George, Sir, 1854-1941, The Golden Bough. Freeman, EA, William the Conqueror. http://www.library.spscc.ctc.edu/electronicbooks/lmcelectbksauthorF.htm

South Puget Sound Community College Library-Media Center Electronic Books Authors F Author index A B C D ... Return to Library Home page F Farrand, Max, 1869-1945 Fathers Of The Constitution, The; a chronicle of the establishment of the Union Fielding, Henry Tom Jones Fitzgerald, Edward Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1st and 5th editions) (1900?) This Side of Paradise Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880 Madame Bovary Salammbo Simple Soul, A Ford, Ford Madox Good Soldier Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970 Howards End Longest Journey Room With A View, A Where Angels Fear To Tread Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 History Of The Early Part Of The Reign Of James The Second France, Anatole, 1844-1924 Crime Of Sylvestre Bonnard, The Penguin Island Red Lily, The Complete Franklin, Benjamin The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1771-1788) Frazer, James George, Sir, 1854-1941 The Golden Bough Freeman, E. A. William the Conqueror Frost, Robert

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BestBookDeal searches Home Contact Us Book Button Create Links ... Wish List Search: US Books UK Books Title Author Keyword ISBN The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Wordsworth Collection) Author: James A. Frazer Amazon Review Link: Amazon Sales Rank: Amazon.co.uk Review Link: Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: Bn.com Review Link: Bn.com Sales Rank: [ Compare Price ] [ Add To Wish List ] Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Pub. Date: July 1998 Edition: Format: Paperback, 784 pages ISBN: List Price: 12.95 USD Editorial Reviews (Courtesy of Amazon.com) Amazon.com Before Joseph Campbell became the world's most famous practitioner of comparative mythology, there was Sir James George Frazer. The Golden Bough was originally published in two volumes in 1890, but Frazer became so enamored of his topic that over the next few decades he expanded the work sixfold, then in 1922 cut it all down to a single thick edition suitable for mass distribution. The thesis on the origins of magic and religion that it elaborates "will be long and laborious," Frazer warns readers, "but may possess something of the charm of a voyage of discovery, in which we shall visit many strange lands, with strange foreign peoples, and still stranger customs." Chief among those customsat least as the book is remembered in the popular imaginationis the sacrificial killing of god-kings to ensure bountiful harvests, which Frazer traces through several cultures, including in his elaborations the myths of Adonis, Osiris, and Balder. While highly influential in its day

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