
Also known as Sir James George Frazer, J. G. Frazer, James Frazer, J.G. Frazer
Scottish social anthropologist (1854–1941)
James George Frazer was a Scottish scholar who spent much of his career studying and comparing religious beliefs and practices across different cultures and time periods. His most famous work, *The Golden Bough*, became influential in shaping how people understood the origins of religion and magic, though many of his specific theories have been challenged or rejected by modern anthropologists.
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Sir James George Frazer OM FRS FRSE FBA (1 January 1854 – 7 May 1941), was a Scottish social anthropologist influential in the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion. He is often considered one of the founding fathers of modern anthropology. His most famous work, The Golden Bough (1890), documents and details the similarities among magical and religious beliefs across the globe. Frazer posited that human belief progressed through three stages: primitive magic <
Sir James George Frazer OM FRS FRSE FBA (/ˈfreɪzər/; 1 January 1854 – 7 May 1941) was a Scottish social anthropologist and folklorist influential in the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion.
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