Ten Great Religions, Volume 1

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J.R. Osgood, 1871 - 528 pages
 

Contents

It will show that Ethnic Religions are partial Christianity universal
21
It will show that Ethnic Religions are arrested but that Christianity is steadily progressive
29
CHAPTER II
32
and Nvasa
33
CHAPTER III
77
Difficulty of this Study The Complexity of the System The Hindoos have no History Their UltraSpiritualism
81
The Epics the Puranas and Modern Hindoo Worship
128
Origin of the Hindoo Triad 9 Relation of Brahmanism to Christianity
135
CHAPTER IV
139
Ruins of the Palace of Xerxes at Persepolis 7 Later Development of the System in the Bundehesch 5 Spirit of Zoroaster and of his Religion 6 Characte...
171
Is Monotheism or pure Dualism the Doctrine of the Zend Avesta 10 Relation of this System to Christianity The Kingdom of Heaven 204
175
Anquetil du Perron and his Discovery of the Zend Avesta
178
Epoch of Zoroaster What do we know of him? 171 178
180
THE GODS OF EGYPT 1 Antiquity and Extent of Egyptian Civilization 2 Religious Character of the Egyptians Their Ritual 3 Theology of Egypt So...
209
Central Idea of Egyptian Theology and Religion Animal Worship
225
Sources of Egyptian Theology Age of the Empire and Affinities of the Race
230
6 The Three Orders of Gods 7 Influence upon Judaism and Christianity
239
CHAPTER VII
259
Idea and general Character of Greek Religion
266
The Gods of Greece before Homer
270
The Gods of the Poets
277
The Gods of the Artists
286
The Gods of the Philosophers
291
Worship of Greece
297
The Mysteries Orphism
301
Relation of Greek Religion to Christianity
308
CHAPTER VIII
316

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