AUTHOR’S PREFACE, v
TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE, vii
INTRODUCTION, 1
I. AFRICA, 31
-Pygmies, 31
-Bushmen, Hottentots and Damara, 52
-Bantu, 34
-Sudanese, 36
-Nilotic and Niloto-Hamitic peoples, 38
-Cushites, 40
II. EGYPT, 49
-Rê, 49
-Thot, 50
-Horus, 51
-Amun, 55
-Many-eyed deities, 58
-Summary, 63
III. BABYLONIA, 49
-Anu, 77
-Enlil, 77
-Ea, 78
-Sin, 78
-Shamash, 79
-Marduk, 79
-Other deities, 84
IV. PHOENICIANS, 89
-The two-faced El, 89
-The Punic Janus, 91
V. ISRAEL, 97
-Psalms and Wisdom literature, 97
-Prophets, 105
-Historical books, 106
-Antiquity of the idea of divine omniscience, 107
-The Cherubim, 109
VI. THE HITTITES, 115
-The sun-god, 115
-The weather-god, 115
-The ‘Gods of the King”, 116
VII. INDIA, 118
-Vedism and Brahmanism, 118
-Hinduism, 122
-Buddhism and Jainism, 125
VIII. IRAN, 132
-Ahura Mazdah, 132
-Mithra, 134
-Saosyant, 139
IX. GREECE, 145
-Zeus, 145
-Argos panoptes, 151
-Boreas, Aer, Aither, 153
-Helios and Selene, 155
X. ANCIENT ROME, 163
-Juppiter, 163
-Semo Sancus, 163
-Janus, 164
XI. THE THRACIANS, 178
-The “Thracian Rider” as sungod, 178
-The Thracian “Hermes” as god of the “kings”, 183
XII. THE KELTS, 196
-The three-headed Gaulish god, 196
-The three-headed god on planetary vases, 200
-The two-faced god, 207
XIII. THE TEUTONS, 220
-Wotan-Odin, 220
XIV. THE SLAVS, 234
-Triglav, Svantevit and others, 234
XV. UGRO-FINNS, URALO-ALTAICS, SIBERIANS, 256
-Mordvins, 256
-Voguls and Ostiaks, 257
-Samoyeds, 257
-Turko-Mongols and related peoples, 259
-Koryaks, 263
-General reflections, 264
XVI. CHINA, 273
-Shang-ti and T’ien, 273
-Shang and Chou, 277
-Prehistory, 281
XVII. ASSAM AND UPPER BURMA, 289
-Nagas, 289
-Kachin, Lushei, Lakher, 292
XVIII. THE NEGRITOS, 301
-Andaman Islands, 301
-Peninsula of Malacca, 310
-Philippine Islands, 318
XIX. INDONESIA, 329
-Nias, 329
-Borneo, 331
-Celebes, 332
-Flores, 333
-The Moluccas, 334
XX. OCEANIA: MICRONESIA, MELANESIA, POLYNESIA, 341
XXI. AUSTRALIA, 350
XXII. NORTH AMERICA, 354
-The Eskimo, 354
-The North-West Indians, 361
-The Californians, 364
-The Athapascans, 371
-The Algonkin, 372
-The Iroquois, 382
-The Sioux, 384
-The Caddo, 385
-The South-East, 387
-The Pueblos and the South-West, 390
XXIII. MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA, 404
XXIV. SOUTH AMERICA, 416
EPILOGUE, 433
INDEX, 457
