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 | Pagan & Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning |  |
- I. INTRODUCTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
- II. SOLAR MYTHS AND CHRISTIAN FESTIVALS . . . 19
- III. THE SYMBOLISM OF THE ZODIAC . . . . . . 36
- IV. TOTEM-SACRAMENTS AND EUCHARISTS . . . . . 54
- V. FOOD AND VEGETATION MAGIC . . . . . . . . 69
- VI. MAGICIANS, KINGS AND GODS . . . . . . . . 86
- VII. RITES OF EXPIATION AND REDEMPTION . . . 100
- VIII. PAGAN INITIATIONS AND THE SECOND BIRTH.117
- IX. MYTH OF THE GOLDEN AGE . . . . . . . . . 147
- X. THE SAVIOUR-GOD AND THE VIRGIN-MOTHER . . 154
- XI. RITUAL DANCING . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
- XII. THE SEX-TABOO . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
- XIII. THE GENESIS OF CHRISTIANITY . . . . . .198
- XV. THE MEANING OF IT ALL . . . . . . . . . .222
- XV. THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES . . . . . . . . . .239
- XVI. THE EXODUS OF CHRISTIANITY . . . . . . .257
- XVII. CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
CONTENTS
- I. REST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
- II. THE NATURE OF THE SELF . . . . . . . . . 295
- INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
APPENDIX ON THE TEACHINGS OF THE UPANISHADS:
| Pagan & Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning | |