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

by James George Frazer

the harvest Maiden a protection against, vii. 156;

singed sheepskin a protection against, viii. 324;

practised in cures in Scotland, ix. 38 sq.;

on the Congo, dread of, ix. 77 n. 2;

the belief in, persists under the higher religions, ix. 89 sq.;

in Moravia, precautions against, ix. 162;

bonfires a protection against, x. 108, 109;

holy water a protection against, x. 123;

cattle driven through Midsummer fire as a protection against, x. 175;

burs and mugwort a preservative against, x. 177, xi. 59 sq.;