The worship of the dead : or the origin and nature of pagan idolatry and its bearing upon the early history of Egypt and Babylonia
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TextLondon Chapman and Hall, Ltd. 1909Edition: New and cheaper editionDescription: xxxii, 422p.; ill.; preface; bibliog.; appendices; indexContent type: - text
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Part 1 - The pagan gods and goddesses. 1 Introductory - The deluge. 2 The gods of Babylon, Egypt, Greece, etc.. 3The great goddess. 4 The god kings of Egypt and Babylon. 5 The gods of India. 6 The gods of Eastern Asia--Buddhism. 7 The gods of other nations:ancient Germans, Cents, Mexicans and Peruvians. Part 2 - Origin and nature of pagan idolatry. 8 The teaching of Hermes--magic, necromancy, etc.. 9 The Nephilim. 10 The sun, the serpent, the phallus and the tree. 11 The worship of the stars. Part 3 - Overthrow of the primitive paganism and its relation to the early history of Babylon and Egypt. 12 The death of the pagan god. 13 The shepherd kings and the pyramid builders. 14 The shepherd sculptures. Part 4 - Resuscitation and development of the primitive idolatry. 15 Resuscitation of idolatry. 16 General features of the revived idolatry. 17 The moral aspect of paganism. Appendix A - Sir Gardner Wilkinson on the Egyptian religion. Appendix B - Oannes and the Annedoti. Appendix C - Speculations regarding the antiquity of the human race. Appendix D - The Accadians. Appendix E - "History of Sanchoniathon
'The intimate relation of the ancient Paganism to the early history of mankind, and its influence on the fate and fortunes of the human race, gives no little interest and importance to any inquiry into its origin and nature, and many learned men, during the last sixty years, have carefully collected and compared the traditions and archaeological remains relating to it in various countries. But, although their works form a valuable literature on the subject, they are not only too voluminous to be consulted by the ordinary reader, but they fail to supply a succinct and comprehensive history of its origin, development and exact nature, without which its true character and significance cannot be fully recognised. In the present work the author has endeavoured to supply this want....'
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