A classic Study of the beliefs and institutions of mankind, and the progress through Magic and Religion to scientific thought, The Golden Bough has a unique status in modern anthropology and literature.
In it some of the more controversial passages were.
That abridgement has never been reconsidered for a modern audience.
First published in 1890, The Golden Bough was eventually issued in a twelve-volume edition (1906-15) which was abridged in 1922 by the author and his wife.
A classic Study of the beliefs and institutions of mankind, and the progress through Magic and Religion to scientific thought, The Golden Bough has a unique status in modern anthropology and literature