Contents

[Preface.]
[Chapter I. Between Heaven And Earth.]
[§ 1. Not to touch the Earth.]
[§ 2. Not to see the Sun.]
[Chapter II. The Seclusion of Girls at Puberty.]
[§ 1. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty in Africa.]
[§ 2. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty in New Ireland, New Guinea, and Indonesia.]
[§ 3. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty in the Torres Straits Islands and Northern Australia.]
[§ 4. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty among the Indians of North America.]
[§ 5. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty among the Indians of South America.]
[§ 6. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty in India and Cambodia.]
[§ 7. Seclusion of Girls at Puberty in Folk-tales.]
[§ 8. Reasons for the Seclusion of Girls at Puberty.]
[Chapter III. The Myth of Balder.]
[Chapter IV. The Fire-Festivals of Europe.]
[§ 1. The Lenten Fires.]
[§ 2. The Easter Fires.]
[§ 3. The Beltane Fires.]
[§ 4. The Midsummer Fires.]
[§ 5. The Autumn Fires.]
[§ 6. The Hallowe'en Fires.]
[§ 7. The Midwinter Fires.]
[§ 8. The Need-fire.]
[§ 9. The Sacrifice of an Animal to stay a Cattle-Plague.]
[Chapter V. The Interpretation of the Fire-Festivals.]
[§ 1. On the Fire-festivals in general.]
[§ 2. The Solar Theory of the Fire-festivals.]
[§ 3. The Purificatory Theory of the Fire-festivals.]
[Footnotes]

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