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Religion / Esoterica
Internet Sacred Text Archive
Religion, mythology, folklore, paganism, occultism
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Mythology, Folklore & Comparative Religion
World mythology and folk belief, including the comparative studies that shaped how the modern West reads all of it.
The Sacred Library / Mythology, Folklore & Comparative Religion
Mythology, Folklore & Comparative Religion
World mythology and folk belief, including the comparative studies that shaped how the modern West reads all of it.
A note on this collection. Many of these works are nineteenth or early twentieth century. They may carry terminology, assumptions and interpretations of their period, including colonial-era ones, and are offered as historical and research sources rather than as current scholarship.
Mythology, Folklore & Comparative Religion resources
21 resources
Religion / Esoterica
Sacred Texts Catalog
Browsing 1,200+ cataloged books by title, author, and subject
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Shamanism / Comparative Religion
Sacred Texts: Shamanism
Historical and comparative shamanism material
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Shape-shifting / Folklore
Human Animals
Werewolf and transformation folklore
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Public domain in the USA (per Project Gutenberg)
Comparative Religion / Magic
The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion (Abridged)
Comparative religion, ritual, magic
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Public domain in the USA (per Project Gutenberg)
Comparative Religion / Magic
The Golden Bough: Comparative Religion, Vol. 1 of 2
Fuller comparative-religion source
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Public domain in the USA (per Project Gutenberg)
Comparative Religion / Magic
The Golden Bough, Third Edition, Vol. 12
Frazer full-series research
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Public domain in the USA (per Project Gutenberg)
Comparative Religion / Magic
The Golden Bough, Third Edition, Vol. 4
Frazer full-series research
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Public domain in the USA (per Project Gutenberg)
Comparative Religion / Magic
The Golden Bough, Third Edition, Vol. 8
Frazer full-series research
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Public domain in the USA (per Project Gutenberg)
Comparative Religion / Magic
The Golden Bough, Third Edition, Vol. 5
Frazer full-series research
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Public domain in the USA (per Project Gutenberg)
Comparative Religion / Magic
The Golden Bough, Third Edition, Vol. 7
Frazer full-series research
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Public domain in the USA (per Project Gutenberg)
Comparative Religion / Magic
The Golden Bough, Third Edition, Vol. 2
Frazer full-series research
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Public domain in the USA (per Project Gutenberg)
Comparative Religion / Magic
The Golden Bough, Third Edition, Vol. 6
Frazer full-series research
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Public domain in the USA (per Project Gutenberg)
Comparative Religion / Magic
The Golden Bough, Third Edition, Vol. 11
Frazer full-series research
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Public domain in the USA (per Project Gutenberg)
Comparative Religion / Magic
The Golden Bough: Comparative Religion, Vol. 2 of 2
Fuller comparative-religion source
- PUBLIC DOMAIN
Public domain in the USA (per Project Gutenberg)
Comparative Religion / Magic
The Golden Bough, Third Edition, Vol. 3
Frazer full-series research
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Public domain in the USA (per Project Gutenberg)
Comparative Religion
Ritual and Belief
Religion, ritual, folklore
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Public domain in the USA (per Project Gutenberg)
Anthropology / Superstition
The Origin of Man and of His Superstitions
Historical anthropology of belief
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Public domain in the USA (per Project Gutenberg)
Comparative Religion / Magic
Magic and Fetishism
Early anthropology of magic; read critically
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Public domain in the USA (per Project Gutenberg)
Charms / Folk Magic
Book of Protection
Near Eastern charms and protective magic
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Historical/educational access; editorial or translation rights may vary by edition; link-only unless rights are explicit
Folk Magic
Romanus-Buchlein
Charm-book and American folk-magic source history
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Historical/educational access; editorial or translation rights may vary by edition; link-only unless rights are explicit
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