Keralavarma, C R <br/><br/>
MANTHRAVADAVUM MATHAVUM  മന്ത്രവാദവും മതവും  
/ കേരളവർമ്മ സി ആർ  
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 - Thrissur  Kerala Sahithya Academy  2008 
 -  149 
<br/><br/>  Manthravadavum Mathavum written by C R Keralavarma is a Malayalam adaptation of the famous book, 'The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion'. It is a wide-ranging, comparative study of mythology and religion, written by the Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer.<br/><br/>The thesis on the origins of magic and religion that it elaborates "will be long and laborious," Frazer warns readers, "but may possess something of the charm of a voyage of discovery, in which we shall visit many strange lands, with strange foreign peoples, and still stranger customs." Chief among those customs--at least as the book is remembered in the popular imagination--is the sacrificial killing of god-kings to ensure bountiful harvests, which Frazer traces through several cultures, including in his elaborations the myths of Adonis, Osiris, and Balder. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>8176901474 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Gifted  G.Sasikumar (B23869), 9446501960 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Study<br/>Hindumatham
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>X  / KER/MA