The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 12 of 12)

by James George Frazer

Crops, dancing and leaping as charms to promote the growth of the, i. 137 sqq., ix. 232, 238 sqq., x. 119, 165, 166, 167 sq., 168, 173, 174, 337;

intercourse of the sexes to promote the growth of the, ii. 98 sqq.;

thought to be blighted by sexual crime, ii. 107 sqq.;

swinging for the good of the, iv. 156 sq., 277, 278, 283;

dependent on serpent-god, v. 67;

games to promote the growth of the, v. 92 sqq.;

tales as a charm to promote the growth of the, v. 102, 103 sq.;

human victims sacrificed for the, v. 290 sq., vii. 236 sqq.;

charms and spells for growth of, vii. 100;

bull-roarers sounded to promote the growth of the, vii. 104, 106, xi. 232;