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AT the conclusion of his elaborate study of “Spirits of the Corn” Prof. Frazer observes that “while the fine flower of the religious consciousness in myth, ritual, and art is fleeting and evanescent, its simpler forms are comparatively stable and permanent, being rooted deep in those principles of common minds which bid fair to outlive all the splendid but transient creations of genius. It may be that... simple folk will still cherish the simple faiths of their nameless and dateless forefathers....” In his feeling for the system he has studied so long and so minutely, the Darwin, of religion resembles Ernest Renan, who came to regard affectionately the Christian and Pauline subjects of his analysis.
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion.
Prof. J. G. Frazer. Third edition. Part v.: Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild. In 2 vols. Vol. i., pp. xvii + 319. Vol. ii., pp. xii + 371. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1912.) Price, 2 vols., 20s. net.
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CRAWLEY, A. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion . Nature 90, 66 (1912). https://doi.org/10.1038/090066a0
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