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Pagan & Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning
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PAGAN AND CHRISTIAN CREEDS: THEIR ORIGIN AND MEANING I INTRODUCTORY
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II SOLAR MYTHS AND CHRISTIAN FESTIVALS
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III THE SYMBOLISM OF THE ZODIAC
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IV TOTEM-SACRAMENTS AND EUCHARISTS
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V FOOD AND VEGETATION MAGIC
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VI MAGICIANS, KINGS AND GODS
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VII RITES OF EXPIATION AND REDEMPTION
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VIII PAGAN INITIATIONS AND THE SECOND BIRTH
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IX MYTH OF THE GOLDEN AGE
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X THE SAVIOUR-GOD AND THE VIRGIN-MOTHER
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XI RITUAL DANCING
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XII THE SEX-TABOO
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XIII THE GENESIS OF CHRISTIANITY
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XIV THE MEANING OF IT ALL
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XV THE ANCIENT MYSTERIES
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XVI THE EXODUS OF CHRISTIANITY
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XVII CONCLUSION
APPENDIX THE TEACHING OF THE UPANISHADS BEING THE SUBSTANCE OF TWO LECTURES TO POPULAR AUDIENCES
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Pagan & Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning
PAGAN & CHRISTIAN CREEDS:
THEIR ORIGIN AND MEANING
By
EDWARD CARPENTER
NEW YORK
HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY HARCOURT, BRACE AND HOWE, INC.
THE PLIMPTON PRESS
NORWOOD MASS U.S.A
Pagan & Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning