If you haven't heard of it, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. This isn't the kind of stuff you're going to hear in church. Unless maybe you're a Unitarian.

Here are a few links, both to Frazer, and to a discussion by a fellow who disagrees with texts that support Frazer. The Golden Bough was written a long time ago and a lot of conclusions have been masterfully reshaped by more recent scholars. But there are basics in his work that serve as an excellent starting place.


http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/frazer/ That particular link comes from This page at http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm Very interesting site.
http://www.bartleby.com/196/27.html
http://www.und.ac.za/und/classics/98-16rab.html

SRS