Magic and religion vs The Golden Bough: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Primitive Religion, Religion, Mythology

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Magic and religion Andrew Lang · 1901 ★★★★☆ 3.7 186 pages · ≈ 3 h 27 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Golden Bough

The Golden Bough James George Frazer · 1890 ★★★★☆ 4.0 269 pages · ≈ 4 h 59 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Golden Bough higher: 4.0 vs 3.7 from 8820 votes.
Magic and religion is the easier read (Challenging), The Golden Bough more demanding (Demanding).

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