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

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

Year of Publication: 1914Genres: Other religions,Antiquity,Ancient

Running Time: 09 hours 03 minutes 01 second(18 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Leon Harvey

#	Chapter Name
	BOOK THIRD. OSIRIS. CHAPTER I. THE MYTH OF OSIRIS. Leon Harvey	40:47
	CHAPTER II. THE OFFICIAL EGYPTIAN CALENDAR. Leon Harvey	9:35
	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	34:57
	CHAPTER IV. THE OFFICIAL FESTIVALS OF OSIRIS. PART 1. The Festival at Sais. 2. Feasts of All Souls. Leon Harvey	1:12:38
	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	20:02
	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	37:15
	CHAPTER VI.ISIS. Leon Harvey	9:30
	CHAPTER VII. OSIRIS AND THE SUN. Leon Harvey	16:23
	CHAPTER VIII. OSIRIS AND THE MOON. Leon Harvey	18:40
	CHAPTER IX. THE DOCTRINE OF LUNAR SYMPATHY. Leon Harvey	21:48
	CHAPTER X. THE KING AS OSIRIS. Leon Harvey	12:51
	CHAPTER XI. THE ORIGIN OF OSIRIS. PART 1 Leon Harvey	48:30
	CHAPTER XI. THE ORIGIN OF OSIRIS. PART 2 Leon Harvey	45:12
	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	36:27
	NOTES. I. MOLOCH THE KING. Leon Harvey	20:49
	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	50:01
	III. A CHARM TO PROTECT A TOWN. Leon Harvey	8:16
	IV. SOME CUSTOMS OF THE PELEW ISLANDERS. 1. Priests dressed as Women. 2. Prostitution of Unmarried Girls. 3. Custom of slaying Chiefs. Leon Harvey	39:20