---§ 1. The Fire-walk.

Contents

[Chapter VI. Fire-Festivals in Other Lands.]
[§ 1. The Fire-walk.]
[§ 2. The Meaning of the Fire-walk.]
[Chapter VII. The Burning of Human Beings in the Fires.]
[§ 1. The Burning of Effigies in the Fires.]
[§ 2. The Burning of Men and Animals in the Fires.]
[Chapter VIII. The Magic Flowers of Midsummer Eve.]
[Chapter IX. Balder and the Mistletoe.]
[Chapter X. The Eternal Soul in Folk-Tales.]
[Chapter XI. The External Soul in Folk-Custom.]
[§ 1. The External Soul in Inanimate Things.]
[§ 2. The External Soul in Plants.]
[§ 3. The External Soul in Animals.]
[§ 4. A Suggested Theory of Totemism.]
[§ 5. The Ritual of Death and Resurrection.]
[Chapter XII. The Golden Bough.]
[Chapter XIII. Farewell to Nemi.]
[Notes.]
[I. Snake Stones.]
[II. The Transformation of Witches Into Cats.]
[III. African Balders.]
[IV. The Mistletoe and the Golden Bough.]
[Index.]
[Footnotes]

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Chapter VI. Fire-Festivals in Other Lands.