1. Rules of Magic James Frazer, The Golden Bough (1890) Law of Contagion
Objects that were once in contact continue to be connected after that connection is severed. A “psychic connection/footprint.”
Ex: The Fore, Sorcery & Kuru. Food remnants, hair, nail clippings, excrement of victim mixed with leaves/stones bundle placed into the cold, muddy ground, symbolizing deep chill of Kuru. Bundle beaten with a stick, symbolizing breaking/weakening of bones.

2. Rules of Magic James Frazer, The Golden Bough (1890)
The Law of Sympathy
Magic depends on the apparent association or agreement between things
Law of Similarity
Things that are alike are the same
Ex: The Azande: root of fruit w/ milky sap given to women who have troubles lactating
Ex: Ancient Egypt & Rome: Bes Jars

3. Rules of Magic Law of Sympathy cont. Law of Similarity
Homeopathic Magic
Based on the Law of Similarity. There is a causal relationship between things that appear to be similar.
Image Magic
Create an image to represent an animal/person, who then can be killed/injured by doing something to the image
Ex: “Voodoo doll”
Increase Rite among Australian Aborigines: fertility rituals that function to facilitate the successful reproduction of the Totem animal. Seen as essential to an animal’s life cycle. Involve dance and painting of the body
Doctrine of Signatures labeled “alternative medicine” in the U.S.: The belief that signs telling of a plant’s medical use are somehow embedded within the structure and nature of the plant itself.
Ex: Red Cloverhead & sap of the Bloodroot used to treat problems of the blood.
Ex: Boneset plant used to set broken bones and cure fever/cough/cold

4. Law of Contagion Contagious Magic .
Based on the Law of Contagion, utilizing things that once were in physical contact with an individual
Ex: Rabbit’s foot
Ex: New Guinea. A wound caused by an arrow is medicated by a salve. This salve is also spread over the arrow which caused the wound.
Ex: Particular type of clothing worn to exams?