The Fear of the Dead in Primitive Religion
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The Fear of the Dead in Primitive Religion is an anthropological study by James George Frazer examining how early human societies’ beliefs and rituals surrounding the dead shaped their religious practices.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Fear of the Dead in Primitive Religion Context triple: [James George Frazer, notableWork, The Fear of the Dead in Primitive Religion]
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The Structural Study of Totemism
The Structural Study of Totemism is a key essay by Claude Lévi-Strauss in which he analyzes totemic systems through structuralist methods to reveal underlying patterns of human thought and social organization.
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Myth, Ritual and Religion
Myth, Ritual and Religion is a seminal two-volume anthropological and folkloric study by Andrew Lang that examines the origins, functions, and comparative patterns of myths and religious practices across cultures.
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The Mind of Primitive Man
The Mind of Primitive Man is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that challenged scientific racism and argued for the cultural and historical basis of human differences.
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The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life is Émile Durkheim’s foundational sociological study that analyzes the origins and functions of religion in society through an examination of Australian totemism.
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The Natural History of Religion
The Natural History of Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that examines the origins and development of religious belief in human societies through a skeptical and empirical lens.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fear of the Dead in Primitive Religion Target entity description: The Fear of the Dead in Primitive Religion is an anthropological study by James George Frazer examining how early human societies’ beliefs and rituals surrounding the dead shaped their religious practices.
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A.
The Structural Study of Totemism
The Structural Study of Totemism is a key essay by Claude Lévi-Strauss in which he analyzes totemic systems through structuralist methods to reveal underlying patterns of human thought and social organization.
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B.
Myth, Ritual and Religion
Myth, Ritual and Religion is a seminal two-volume anthropological and folkloric study by Andrew Lang that examines the origins, functions, and comparative patterns of myths and religious practices across cultures.
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C.
The Mind of Primitive Man
The Mind of Primitive Man is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that challenged scientific racism and argued for the cultural and historical basis of human differences.
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D.
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life is Émile Durkheim’s foundational sociological study that analyzes the origins and functions of religion in society through an examination of Australian totemism.
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E.
The Natural History of Religion
The Natural History of Religion is a philosophical work by David Hume that examines the origins and development of religious belief in human societies through a skeptical and empirical lens.
- F. None of above. chosen
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