"Balder the Handsome, Volume I. Studies in Magic and Religion: The Golden Bough, Part VII." The Celebration of Fires in Europe and the Doctrine of the Outer Soul" is the first part of James George Fraser's magnum opus, which examines the religious rites and magical practices associated with the celebration of fires in various European cultures. The author investigates the influence of these rites on the worldview and culture of peoples, and also reveals the concept of the external soul in mythology. This book is an important study in the anthropology of religion and modern history that expands our understanding of the worldview of different civilizations and their rituals.