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 Vol. X. of XII. Part VII: Balder the Beautiful. The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul. Vol. 1 of 2. New York and London MacMillan and Co. 1919 CONTENTS Preface. Chapter I. Between Heaven And Earth. § 1. Not to touch the Earth. § 2. Not to see the Sun. Chapter II. The Seclusion of Girls at Puberty. § 1. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty in Africa. § 2. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty in New Ireland, New Guinea, and Indonesia. § 3. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty in the Torres Straits Islands and Northern Australia. § 4. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty among the Indians of North America. § 5. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty among the Indians of South America. § 6. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty in India and Cambodia. § 7. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty in Folk-tales. § 8. Reasons for the Seclusion of Girls at Puberty. Chapter III. The Myth of Balder. Chapter IV. The Fire-Festivals of Europe. § 1. The Lenten Fires. § 2. The Easter Fires. § 3. The Beltane Fires. § 4. The Midsummer Fires. § 5. The Autumn Fires. § 6. The Hallowe’en Fires. § 7. The Midwinter Fires. § 8. The Need-fire. § 9. The Sacrifice of an Animal to stay a Cattle-Plague. Chapter V. The Interpretation of the Fire-Festivals. § 1. On the Fire-festivals in general. § 2. The Solar Theory of the Fire-festivals. § 3. The Purificatory Theory of the Fire-festivals. 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.