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Savage and civilized on controlling the weather, from The Golden Bough
Abstract
Sir James Frazer’s The Golden Bough presents a puzzle regarding how primitive peoples believe they can control something which civilized people regard as beyond their control: the weather. I clarify the puzzle and consider Frazer’s solution to it, as well as other solutions.Author's Profile
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