witchwood Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I have a 1922 printed 12 volume set of these books which I love browsing through. However, I have heard from somewhere, I can't remember where now, that a 13th volume was issued. I have searched around, asked everyone I can think of and tried searching the web but cannot find it. Is this just a myth or did it, does it exist? The Index is in volume 12 so it was not that. Anyone here know about it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustling Leaves Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) I have just been reading on Wikipedia about it, and there is reference to a speculative appendix for the third edition related purely to the crucifixion of Jesus. From what it says, it wasn't part of the single volume abridged version. In fact, I have just done a google search and found this:- http://cgi.ebay.com.au/The-Golden-Bough-13-volume-set-by-James-George-Frazer_W0QQitemZ130356994449QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20100106?IMSfp=TL100106196001r18595 13 volumes of said book... On Amazon I found this:- Sir James George Frazer originally set out to discover the origins of one ancient custom in Classical Rome - the plucking of the Golden Bough from a tree in the sacred grove of Diana, and the murderous succession of the priesthood there and was led by his investigations into a 25-year study of primitive customs, superstitions, magic and myth throughout the world. The 13-volume work which resulted has been a rich source of anthropological material and a literary masterpiece for more than half a century. "The Golden Bough" is an essential reference work for all involved in the intellectual disciplines of anthropology and the history of religion but also on literature and the arts. The third edition, reprinted here, was Frazer's final authoritative statement in which he offered readers a dramatically new way of understanding the religious beliefs and behaviour of the ancient world and their connection to those of the "primitive" world that then made up much of the British Empire. Frazer's three stage evolutionary ladder of magic religion science gave his large readership a clear way of understanding, in David Hume's phrase, "the natural history of religion". The third edition is presented with two major works of scholarship enabling readers to understand the origins, development and importance of Frazer's landmark work. The first extra volume is an out-of-print biography of J.G. Frazer by Professor Robert Ackerman, first published by Cambridge University Press. Professor Ackerman also provides us with an excellent introduction in this volume. The second volume contains Dr Robert Fraser's "The Making of the Golden Bough". These volumes are available as a two-volume set as well as being part of the 15-volume set. The Golden Bough first appeared in 1890 in a two-volume edition but was twice revised and expanded, the third edition appearing in twelve volumes in 1911-15 and a thirteenth volume, Aftermath, appearing some twenty years later. Edited January 11, 2010 by Rustling Leaves more info added... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I have a copy of this book that I picked up used somewhere, and I am embarassed to say I have not read it. I'm sure I will at some point, lol, but I have not yet... M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustling Leaves Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 It certainly looks like a influential set of books... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witchwood Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 It certainly looks like a influential set of books... Many many thanks for that. I'm not the best on the computor and avoid some things like wikipedia as i don't generally trust it. I guess i'll have to track down a single volume now. I can't afford to replace the whole set. The abridged versions are ok but as it's a book you dip in and out of I can't help feeling that there is a lot of stuff missing. Like having an abridged version of the Encyclopedia Brittanica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemain Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Good luck with your search.............I know you will find it one day!x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadJamiee Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 The abridged versions are ok but as it's a book you dip in and out of I can't help feeling that there is a lot of stuff missing. Like having an abridged version of the Encyclopedia Brittanica. maybe thats why i cant seem to stay focused when reading it. ive had a copy for years and i try and get into it but i jus get lost. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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