This supplementary volume to J. Frazer's renowned twelve-volume study, "The Golden Bough," is dedicated to new materials summarizing the author's research into the practices of primitive magic and exploring the place of magical reality in the lives of primitive peoples. The reader will be particularly interested in the practical methods used by primitive peoples to ensure success in business, gain the favor of powerful forces, retrieve a lost soul, and communicate with the spirits of trees, animals, and various locales.
This book will undoubtedly be of interest to psychologists, anthropologists, and anyone interested in the origins of magic.