The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 3 of 12)
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Preface.
Chapter I. The Burden Of Royalty.
§ 1. Royal and Priestly Taboos.
§ 2. Divorce of the Spiritual from the Temporal Power.
Chapter II. The Perils Of The Soul.
§ 1. The Soul as a Mannikin.
§ 2. Absence and Recall of the Soul.
§ 3. The Soul as a Shadow and a Reflection.
Chapter III. Tabooed Acts.
§ 1. Taboos on Intercourse with Strangers.
§ 2. Taboos on Eating and Drinking.
§ 3. Taboos on shewing the Face.
§ 4. Taboos on quitting the House.
§ 5. Taboos on leaving Food over.
Chapter IV. Tabooed Persons.
§ 1. Chiefs and Kings tabooed.
§ 2. Mourners tabooed.
§ 3. Women tabooed at Menstruation and Childbirth.
§ 4. Warriors tabooed.
§ 5. Manslayers tabooed.
§ 6. Hunters and Fishers tabooed.
Chapter V. Tabooed Things.
§ 1. The Meaning of Taboo.
§ 2. Iron tabooed.
§ 3. Sharp Weapons tabooed.
§ 4. Blood tabooed.
§ 5. The Head tabooed.
§ 6. Hair tabooed.
§ 7. Ceremonies at Hair-cutting.
§ 8. Disposal of Cut Hair and Nails.
§ 9. Spittle tabooed.
§ 10. Foods tabooed.
§ 11. Knots and Rings tabooed.
Chapter VI. Tabooed Words.
§ 1. Personal Names tabooed.
§ 2. Names of Relations tabooed.
§ 3. Names of the Dead tabooed.
§ 4. Names of Kings and other Sacred Persons tabooed.
§ 5. Names of Gods tabooed.
§ 6. Common Words tabooed.
Chapter VII. Our Debt To The Savage.
Note. Not To Step Over Persons And Things.1552
Index.
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