The Golden Bough A Study in Magic and Religion By James George Frazer, D.C.L., LL.D., Litt.D. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge Professor of Social Anthropology in the University of Liverpool Third Edition. Vol. III. Part II Taboo and the Perils of the Soul New York and London MacMillan and Co. 1911 CONTENTS 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. Index. Footnotes [Cover Art] [Transcriber’s Note: The above cover image was produced by the submitter at Distributed Proofreaders, and is being placed into the public domain.] PREFACE.