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The Golden Bough

1890 non-fiction work by James George Frazer
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The Golden Bough
Sir James George Frazer · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Golden Bough

Summary

The Golden Bough is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,756 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Golden Bough authored James George Frazer[3].
  • The Golden Bough's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Golden Bough's genre is non-fiction[5].
  • Golden Bough is named after The Golden Bough[6].
  • The Golden Bough's Commons category is recorded as The Golden Bough[7].
  • The Golden Bough's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Golden Bough's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • The Golden Bough was released on 1890[10].
  • The Golden Bough's has edition or translation is recorded as The Golden Bough[11].
  • The Golden Bough's has edition or translation is recorded as The Golden Bough[12].
  • The Golden Bough's has edition or translation is recorded as The Golden Bough[13].
  • The Golden Bough's has edition or translation is recorded as The Golden Bough[14].
  • The Golden Bough's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138508389[15].
  • The Golden Bough's main subject is comparative religion[16].
  • The Golden Bough's main subject is dying-and-rising deity[17].
  • The Golden Bough's main subject is superstition[18].
  • The Golden Bough's main subject is magic[19].
  • The Golden Bough's main subject is comparative mythology[20].
  • The Golden Bough's main subject is plant abuse[21].
  • The Golden Bough's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Golden Bough'}[22].
  • The Golden Bough's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Study in Magic and Religion'}[23].
  • The Golden Bough's copyright status is recorded as public domain[24].
  • The Golden Bough's copyright status is recorded as public domain[25].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Golden Bough authored James George Frazer[3].

Publication

The Golden Bough was released on 1890[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is non-fiction[5].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include comparative religion[16], dying-and-rising deity[17], superstition[18], magic[19], comparative mythology[20], and plant abuse[21].

Why It Matters

The Golden Bough ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,756 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

1Q84 comparative mythology comparative religion James George Frazer literary work public domain The Call of Cthulhu Totem and Taboo United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Internet Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . EcoEvoRxiv. ecoevorxiv.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 4w ago · Jerimee · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → James George Frazer
    Main subject → comparative religion, dying-and-rising deity, superstition +3
    Copyright status → public domain, public domain
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