Frazer, James George

Frazer, James George
   LL.D., D.C.L.
(b. 1854)
   Writer on comparative religion, etc. Totemism (1887), The Golden Bough (1890), Lectures on the Early History of the Kingship (1905), Adonis, Attis, Osiris, Studies in the History of Oriental Religion (1906), Questions on the Customs, Beliefs, and Languages of Savages (1907), etc.

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  • Frazer, James — (1854–1941)    Anthropologist.    Frazer was born in Glasgow and was educated at the University of Cambridge, where he read Classics. He was a prolific writer, but he is mainly remembered for his Golden Bough published in 1890 with later editions …   Who’s Who in Christianity

  • James George Frazer — noun English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854 1941) • Syn: ↑Frazer, ↑Sir James George Frazer • Instance Hypernyms: ↑anthropologist …   Useful english dictionary

  • Frazer,Sir James George — Fra·zer (frāʹzər), Sir James George. 1854 1941. British anthropologist who examined the importance of magic, religion, and science to the development of human thought in his most famous work, The Golden Bough (1890). * * * …   Universalium

  • Sir James George Frazer — noun English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854 1941) • Syn: ↑Frazer, ↑James George Frazer • Instance Hypernyms: ↑anthropologist …   Useful english dictionary

  • Frazer, Sir James George — born Jan. 1, 1854, Glasgow, Scot. died May 7, 1941, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Eng. British anthropologist, folklorist, and classical scholar. Frazer attended Glasgow University and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he became a professor and… …   Universalium

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