'To Eat the God'
The Golden Bough by James G. Frazer: Chapter 3, Corn Wolf to Pastry God, sections 10-12
It may have been an advisable method for inspiring a horror novel. However, I think sleeping for 14 hours while listening to Frazer's 140-year-old folk history of grain and beast superstition on a loop has left some gaps in my understanding of the subject. Section 10 of Frazer's keystone third chapter continues the ritual assembly of grain foods for a s…