The Mythology in Our LanguageIn 1931 Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote his famous Remarks on Frazers Golden Bough, published posthumously in 1967. At that time, anthropology and philosophy were in close contactcontinental thinkers drew heavily on anthropologys theoretical terms, like mana, taboo, and potlatch, in order to help them explore the limits of human belief and imagination. Now the book receives its first translation by an anthropologist, in the hope that it can kick start a new