New York and London

MacMillan and Co.

1914

[Preface to the First Edition.]
[Preface to the Second Edition.]
[Preface to the Third Edition.]
[Book First. Adonis.]
[Chapter I. The Myth of Adonis.]
[Chapter II. Adonis in Syria.]
[Chapter III. Adonis in Cyprus.]
[Chapter IV. Sacred Men and Women.]
[§ 1. An Alternative Theory.]
[§ 2. Sacred Women in India.]
[§ 3. Sacred Men and Women in West Africa.]
[§ 4. Sacred Women in Western Asia.]
[§ 5. Sacred Men in Western Asia.]
[§ 6. Sons of God.]
[§ 7. Reincarnation of the Dead.]
[§ 8. Sacred Stocks and Stones among the Semites.]
[Chapter V. The Burning of Melcarth.]
[Chapter VI. The Burning of Sandan.]
[§ 1. The Baal of Tarsus.]
[§ 2. The God of Ibreez.]
[§ 3. Sandan of Tarsus.]
[§ 4. The Gods of Boghaz-Keui.]
[§ 5. Sandan and Baal at Tarsus.]
[§ 6. Priestly Kings of Olba.]
[§ 7. The God of the Corycian Cave.]
[§ 8. Cilician Goddesses.]
[§ 9. The Burning of Cilician Gods.]
[Chapter VII. Sardanapalus and Hercules.]
[§ 1. The Burning of Sardanapalus.]
[§ 2. The Burning of Croesus.]
[§ 3. Purification by Fire.]
[§ 4. The Divinity of Lydian Kings.]
[§ 5. Hittite Gods at Tarsus and Sardes.]
[§ 6. The Resurrection of Tylon.]
[Chapter VIII. Volcanic Religion.]
[§ 1. The Burning of a God.]
[§ 2. The Volcanic Region of Cappadocia.]
[§ 3. Fire-Worship in Cappadocia.]
[§ 4. The Burnt Land of Lydia.]
[§ 5. The Earthquake God.]
[§ 6. The Worship of Mephitic Vapours.]
[§ 7. The Worship of Hot Springs.]
[§ 8. The Worship of Volcanoes in other Lands.]
[Chapter IX. The Ritual of Adonis.]
[Chapter X. The Gardens of Adonis.]
[Book Second. Attis.]
[Chapter I. The Myth and Ritual of Attis.]
[Chapter II. Attis As a God of Vegetation.]
[Chapter III. Attis As The Father God.]
[Chapter IV. Human Representatives of Attis.]
[Chapter V. The Hanged God.]
[Chapter VI. Oriental Religions in the West.]
[Chapter VII. Hyacinth.]
[Footnotes]

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Preface to the First Edition.

Contents

Preface to the First Edition.