Shadow of the Third Century

A Revaluation of Christianity

By Alvin Boyd Kuhn, PH. D.

INDEX

A

Aristotle, 37, 81-2, 84, 89, 239, 328, 369,

504

Abraham, 26

Arius, 369, 418

Academy, 163, 328

Ark, The, 391

Aeschylus, 93

Armageddon, 142-3, 230

Albigenses, 284, 292-3, 493

Asceticism, 292, 303, 355, 450 ƒƒ.

Alexandria, Philosophy of, 123-4

Astrology, 63, 97, 160, 295, 302, 316,

School of, 79, 92, 102, 109, 112, 134,

319, 324, 352, 361-2, 378, 381, 386,

212, 218, 253, 260, 284, 327

401, 411-2, 418

Allegory, 23, 28, 32-3, 57, 63, 67, 70-3,

Athanasius, 374, 426

78-81, 86, 91-4, 96-101, 104-10, 112-3,

Atheism, 146, 150, 152, 181, 288

115-6, 119, 123-5, 134-9, 160-1, 174,

Atonement, Vicarious, 175, 481

177, 217, 221, 227-9, 242-4, 248, 255,

Augustine, 13, 23, 25-6, 29, 33, 39, 44,

266, 275, 281, 302, 304-6, 309, 319,

55, 77, 92, 101, 125, 152, 157, 179,

321, 324, 333, 335-7, 352, 377-85,

198, 202, 220, 226, 241, 246, 248,

387-8, 394, 398-400, 402-6, 409,

253, 277, 284, 314, 344, 368, 383,

414-5, 420, 427, 444, 448

390, 415, 422, 461, 512

Ambrose, 209

Epochal statement of, 3

Anacalypsis, The, 72, 77, 90, 93, 97,

A Manichaean, 4

132, 210, 245, 379

Youthful passions of, 5

Analogy, 23, 69, 82-4, 90, 106

Aurelius, Marcus, 31, 207-8

Anthropology, 141

Antichrist, 118, 128, 243

B

Antioch, 274, 333-6, 343, 422

Apocrypha, 100, 243, 304, 388, 436

Bacchus, Cult of, 173, 313, 321, 408

Apollo, 275, 313, 371, 408

Bacon, Benj., 305, 319, 376, 385, 387

Apollonius of Tyana, 19, 27, 273-4, 387,

Basil, 461

395, 405

Basilides, 385

Apollos, 273-4

Beast, The, 145-7, 153, 158, 212, 290,

Apostles, The, 87, 121-2, 125-6, 177, 250,

316

255, 257-8, 329, 332, 340, 417

Bethany, 384, 397

Acts of, 122, 128, 214, 333, 392, 431-2,

Bethlehem, 307-8, 343, 351, 353, 398,

434, 507

412

Apostolic Constitutions, The, 130

Bible, The, 86, 143

Aquinas, Thomas, 277, 291

Bigotry, 95, 118, 155, 167-8, 209, 246,

267, 286, 298, 300, 370, 511

513

Birth, The Virgin, 175

Christianity (Cont.)

Book of the Dead, The, 22, 154, 302,

Deception in, 9, 11, 19, 219, 266, 278,

308, 384

290-3, 349, 363, 390, 392, 438, 461

Breasted, Wm. H., 111, 140

Degeneration of, 60, 176, 180, 230,

Buddha, The, 147, 149, 241, 405

255, 268, 286, 371

Buddhism, 193, 512

Dementia of, 293, 344, 348, 416,

Budge, E. A. W., 112, 154-5, 315, 322-3

449 ƒƒ., 501, 503

Derived from Paganism, 211, 225,

C

236, 246, 273, 276, 281, 317, 323-5,

421, 436

Carpenter, Edward, 169, 311, 313

Destroyed truth, 5, 6, 226, 283

Case, Shirley J., 322, 324-5

Disintegration of, 76, 282

Cave, The, 375, 385-6

Europe never had it, 1 ƒƒ.

Celsus, 110, 127, 130-1, 151, 165, 168,

Failure of, 280, 298

174, 197, 206, 208, 222

False claims of, 8, 19-20, 25, 33, 35

Cerinthus, 338, 385

118, 213, 224, 258, 264, 298, 302,

Chiasmus, 402, 418 ƒƒ., 428

309, 311, 315, 353, 456, 503

Christ, The, 52, 55, 59, 78, 98, 102, 121,

Falsehood of, 7, 25, 396

126, 155, 177, 195, 198, 212, 239,

False teachings of, 7, 8, 67, 402

243, 259, 272, 293, 299, 306, 313,

Falsified history, 15, 19, 134

317, 331, 333-4, 365, 379-80, 397,

Fanaticism of, 179, 197, 227, 229, 236,

445, 501, 510

256, 259, 297, 300, 336, 373, 375,

Christianism, 13 ƒƒ., 21-2, 24, 43, 55,

484, 511

63-4, 66, 101, 120, 133, 226, 230,

Frauds in, 123-4, 174, 180, 197, 290-2,

236-7, 255, 298, 323-4, 328, 358, 363,

300, 363, 389, 414-5

368, 373, 376, 387, 389, 443-5, 454,

From Egypt, 157, 308, 421

464, 482, 486, 496, 498, 500, 504

Hatred of philosophy, 6, 38, 46, 50-1,

Christianity:

54, 66, 85, 120-1, 141-2, 163, 176,

Apology for, 21

181-3, 208, 224, 283, 340, 347

Apostolic, 43, 123, 126, 244, 275, 327,

History of, never written, 4, 15

330, 330-7

Hypnotizing power of, 190, 194, 241,

Bias of, 11, 290, 407

257

Bigotry of, 21, 293

Ignorance in, 56, 58-9, 66-9, 83, 98,

Brought nothing new, 19

103-4, 121, 151, 155, 164, 171, 224,

Brought the Dark Ages, 6

243

Changed its character, 14, 40

Intolerance in, 180

Conspiracy of, 9, 11-3, 291, 298, 313,

Its history subjective, 11, 461

414

Low level of, 218, 221, 229, 306, 341-2,

Copied from Paganism, 20, 65, 132,

358, 431

156, 271

Military, 60

Corrupted truth, 167, 209, 226, 245,

Not the first true religion, 4

248, 268

Obsessions of, 10

Corruption in, 118-9, 461

Origins of, 7, 12, 15-6, 20-1, 25-7, 32,

36, 77, 102, 134, 138, 155, 235, 241,

514

260, 269, 303, 306, 311, 317, 327,

Culture (Cont.)

331, 388, 421, 438

Problem of, 68, 70, 75, 88, 112-4, 120,

Previous existence of, 25

127

Primeval, 202, 241, 265-6, 428, 512

Wrecked by ignorance, 144 ƒƒ.

Primitive, 7, 265

Cyrenius, 19

Reintegration of, 72, 76

Revelation in, 55

D

Silence as to its origins, 12-3

Specious arguments of, 53

Dark Ages, The, 6, 37, 46, 54, 58, 84,

Spurious literature of, 68

108, 137, 142, 155, 210, 229, 238,

Superstitious notions of, 4, 66

255, 356, 504

Suppression of truth, 13, 67

Davidson, A. P., 78, 86

Tradition of, 18

Death (of the soul), 314, 391, 437, 473-

True, 3, 7

5, 482

Christmas, 317, 386, 411, 504

Democracy, 498

Christos, The, 5, 268, 274-5, 283, 333,

Desert, The, 391

343, 382, 503

Devil(s), 251, 295, 453, 455, 464, 503

Chrysostom, 118, 121, 168, 256, 459

Dewey, John, 81-4, 137, 139, 151, 168,

Church, The, 124-6, 129, 132-3, 152,

179, 195, 201, 466

163, 167-72, 205, 209, 213-4, 221,

Dionysius, The Areopagite, 103, 284,

278, 280, 293, 296, 303, 463, 495,

328, 504

499, 500

Dionysus, Cult of, 173, 253, 380, 408

Cicero, 174, 179, 359

Dismemberment, Doctrine of, 313-4

Clement of Alexandria, 92, 99, 100-2,

Docetism, 41-2, 243, 274, 299, 385, 418

106, 110, 125-6, 134, 139, 157, 160,

Drama, 2, 63, 70-1, 78, 96, 112, 123,

170, 178, 226, 315, 318, 326-8,

139, 160, 212, 217, 248, 269, 324,

504

372, 388-9, 394, 400-2, 420, 426

Clementine Homilies, 124, 128

Druids, The, 6

Collins, Anthony, 413 ƒƒ.

Dualism, 450-1, 466

Conception, The Immaculate, 175

Duff, Archibald, 404

Constantine, 6, 80, 370 ƒƒ., 390, 392

Dupuis, 105, 246, 306

Conybeare, 404 ƒƒ., 414, 424

Creed, The, 269

E

Criticism, Higher, 400 (Entire chapter)

Cross, The, 314

Easter, 302, 438-40, 447-8

Crucifixion, The, 320, 388, 391, 393,

Easton, B. S., 80-1, 136-7, 398

395, 397, 430, 442, 477, 503

Ebionites, 42, 274, 334, 338, 418

Culture, 94, 96, 138, 140-3, 146, 152,

Ecclesiasticism, 275, 287, 292-4, 298, 344,

158-9, 181, 183, 185-6, 218, 223,

354, 362, 444, 497-8, 504

226-8, 230, 248, 288, 299, 300, 330,

Egypt, 24, 139, 382, 500

357, 495

Elkasites, The, 338

Emerson, R. W., 87, 142, 228, 270, 410,

480

515

Emotionalism, 71, 123, 166, 169, 171,

Frazer, Sir James, 407

184, 186, 189, 197, 200, 215, 220,

Fuller, B. A. G., 24, 136, 149-50, 165,

231-2, 240, 259, 299, 335, 337, 369,

198-200, 252, 263, 375

485

Enoch, Book of, 378, 399, 416

G

Epics, 72-3, 93, 96

Epicurus, 146, 198-9

Gibbon, 92, 133, 148, 197, 205, 229, 320,

Epiphanius, 101, 196-7, 290, 308, 338

461

Epistles, 39, 90, 175, 196, 200, 377, 451

Gnosticism, 41, 44, 50, 100, 212, 338

Erigena, Scotus, 103, 171-2, 213, 284,

Gnostics, The, 30-5, 42, 126-8, 135, 197,

294, 328, 504

235, 239, 243, 256, 271-2, 274, 283,

Esotericism, 23, 41, 56, 61 ƒƒ., 69-70, 73,

299, 310, 326, 380, 384, 389, 458

79, 86, 89-91, 98, 102, 106, 108, 119-

God, 49, 56, 78, 80, 117, 123, 130, 147,

20, 123-32, 135, 139, 144, 158, 160-2,

151, 163-4, 166, 177, 195, 204, 221,

171-2, 174, 181-3, 198, 217, 223, 226-

230-2, 248, 251, 282, 288, 339, 348,

7, 251-4, 268, 274, 299-300, 304, 319,

351-2, 469, 507-9

321-3, 335-7, 340, 353, 359, 361-2,

Gods, The, 49, 69, 88, 146, 150, 176-7,

372, 377, 428, 466, 494, 505, 512

198, 241, 251, 254, 263, 369, 507

Methodology of, 63-4, 67, 70, 81, 92,

Goethe, 142

102, 402

Gospels, The, 22, 27-30, 42-3, 87, 98,

Essenes, The, 27, 31, 98-9, 134, 212,

111, 116-7, 128, 136, 157, 166, 175,

244, 273, 299, 303-4, 318, 332-3, 338,

196, 200, 244, 255, 293, 304, 306,

366, 389, 421-2

310, 314, 320, 327, 335, 348, 359,

Eucharist, The, 125-6, 171, 261, 305

366, 384, 393-4, 402, 405, 422-3, 428,

Eusebius, 25, 55, 157, 197, 244, 273, 290,

441, 482, 510

370, 377, 390, 392, 395, 422, 425,

Of the Hebrews, 29

428

Of the Egyptians, 29-30

Evil, Origin of, 451, 463, 474

Of the Infancy, 33

Exotericism, 42, 55-6, 67, 124, 130, 266,

Of Peter, 29

310

Of Truth, 30

Of the Twelve Apostles, 29

F

Pistis Sophia, 30, 111

Gregory of Nyssa, 462

Faith, 43, 51, 66, 76, 117, 121, 123, 164,

Guignebert, 92, 121-2, 151-3, 167-9, 171-

171, 177 ƒ., 190, 199, 203 ƒ., 231,

2, 180, 195, 199, 210-2, 214, 221,

252, 278-9, 286, 471, 484-6, 498,

224, 256-66, 269-71, 275-7, 279-82,

500

284-5, 291-2, 294, 296-7, 330-5, 341-

Farrar, Canon, 38-40, 43, 99, 100, 107-9,

2, 461, 492

118, 159, 178-9, 327, 344, 349, 370,

417, 450, 456-64, 492, 494

H

Fish (as symbol), 317, 383-4, 412

Fisher, George P., 25, 50-5, 86, 107-8,

Hallowe'en, 411

123-4, 133, 138-9, 163, 165-7, 175-6,

Harnack, 47

255-6, 298, 331-3, 338, 360-1, 461

516

Healing, 482 ƒƒ.

Ignorance, 117, 128, 143, 145-6, 149,

Heathenism, 6, 18, 21, 35, 51, 263, 278,

152, 154, 158, 164, 168, 172-3, 177,

300, 305, 316, 324, 359, 370, 413,

188, 197, 235-6, 245, 249-50, 252,

444

260, 262, 264, 269, 281-3, 288, 297-8,

Christian, 39

300, 306, 310, 320, 330, 359, 374,

Darkness of, 22

423, 493-4, 495, 505, 511

Hegel, 83

Of the masses, 152-4, 157, 162

Heidel, Wm. A., 408, 415, 435

Of the Early Christians, 155

Hell, Doctrine of, 503

Illuminati, The, 126

Hellenism, 4, 24, 35, 43, 71, 153, 169,

Incarnation, The, 126

212, 227, 237, 256-8, 271, 273, 305,

Inge, Dean R. W., 221, 237

319, 328-9, 333, 512

Initiation, 62, 72

Heraclitus, 143, 160, 508

Innocents, Slaughter of the, 390

Heresies, 31, 33, 42, 44, 100, 129, 196-7,

Inquisition, The, 44, 50, 118, 124, 167,

244, 263, 272, 275, 328, 337, 393

285, 294, 297, 450, 493

Hermeticism, 107, 212, 234, 261, 283,

Intelligence, 153, 164, 166-7, 177, 206,

299, 319, 504

227, 230, 288, 297, 300, 404, 494,

Herod, 19, 310

497, 505

Herodotus, 72-3, 153, 380-1

Aristocracy of, 79, 144, 161, 163, 165,

Higgins, Godfrey, 55, 72, 74, 77, 90,

169, 171-4, 177, 187, 212-4, 217-8,

93, 96-8, 107, 132-3, 210, 245-6, 321,

224, 227, 242, 276

379-81, 384, 407

Irenaeus, 28-9, 126, 338, 392-5, 423,

Hippolytus, 197, 290, 338

425-7

History, 32, 50, 72, 77, 80, 83, 89, 98,

Isis, 154-5, 275, 281, 311, 384, 405

101, 106, 110, 136, 139, 141, 144,

237, 242-4, 246, 248, 250, 264, 266,

J

299, 301, 306-7, 321, 326, 332, 336,

378 ƒƒ., 396 ƒƒ., 400, 402, 413, 481

Jeans, Sir James, 90

Hocking, Wm. E., 47, 85, 186, 403

Jerome, 29, 101-3, 108, 127-8, 132, 210,

Hodges, George, 27, 151, 159, 169-70,

307, 345, 349-50, 377, 404, 415, 459-

196, 206-9, 270-2, 458

60

Holmes, John Haynes, 20, 22, 25

Jesuits, 118, 291

Homer, 36, 42, 71, 93, 100, 161, 290,

Jesus, 19-21, 30, 36, 42-3, 56, 59, 67, 78,

345, 348, 359

81, 105, 111, 122-3, 125, 128, 130,

Hopper, Stanley R., 403-4

137, 155, 157, 163, 193, 195, 212,

Horus, 143, 154-5, 233, 275, 309-11, 321,

253, 256, 258, 262, 272-5, 283, 289,

324, 379, 384, 386, 390, 405, 408

293, 299, 303-5, 307, 309, 311, 317,

Hypnotism, 295, 485 ƒƒ., 500-1, 507

320-1, 327, 333-4, 338, 343, 348,

352, 361, 386, 389, 393, 396, 398,

I

408, 412, 414, 426, 445-6, 482, 502,

507

Idolatry, 137, 146, 159, 192

The Gnostic, 381

Ignatius, 392

517

Jesus (Cont.)

Lucifer, 413

Genealogies of, 398

Luke, 391-3, 396, 412, 421 ƒƒ., 442-3

Non-historical, 28, 31, 33

Lund, N. W., 402, 418 ƒƒ.

Personality of, 390

Lundy, 97, 126, 129-30, 265-8, 384, 390

Son of Sirach, 398

Luther, Martin, 209, 293, 497, 503

Jews (Hebrews, Israelites), 25-6, 73,

78-9, 81, 97, 99, 108-110, 123, 134-5,

M

165, 214, 379, 389

Joan of Arc, 296

Macchioro, Vittorio D., 74-5, 77, 93

John (Disciple), 81, 212, 257, 316, 393-5,

Magic, 90, 261-2, 277, 296, 484, 506

421 ƒƒ., 426, 442-3

Manichaeism, 38, 41, 173, 212, 283-4,

John, The Baptist, 303, 412-3, 431

292, 299

Jordan (River), 317, 324, 396

Marcion, 30, 44, 50, 126, 196, 272, 385

Josephus, 304, 318, 381

Mark, 80-1, 84, 387, 391, 397-8, 421 ƒƒ.,

Joshua, 305-7, 324, 405

442-3

Judaism, 25, 29, 67-8, 112, 123, 260, 262,

Martin of Tours, 456, 464

281, 304, 313, 328, 334, 338-9, 341,

Martyr, Justin, 128, 253, 305, 311, 315,

343, 396, 512

338, 392

Julian (Emperor), 22, 31, 80, 197, 290,

Mary, The Virgin, 155

370 ƒƒ.

Massey, Gerald, 9, 30, 55, 70, 98, 107,

110-1, 126, 128, 154, 157, 174, 198,

K

207-8, 234-5, 251, 272, 286, 305,

308-11, 314, 316-7, 321-2, 336,

Kant, Immanuel, 156-7, 242, 402, 487

377-8, 381-6, 391, 405, 407, 414

Kershner, F. D., 33, 44, 50, 139, 177,

Matter, 355, 473, 475

218, 326, 456, 461

Evil of, 355, 451 ƒƒ., 463

Klausner, Jos., 149, 302-4, 386, 388

Matthew, 314, 391, 396, 398, 421 ƒƒ.,

Knowledge, 203 ƒ., 231 ƒ.

442-3

Krishna, 321, 405, 408

Mead, G. R. S., 55, 92, 135, 160, 246,

251-2, 256, 268-9, 377, 380, 407, 428

L

Medieval (period), 7, 115, 218, 229, 277,

284, 291-2, 294, 463

Labarum, 390

Melito (Bishop), 27

Langer, Miss, 137-8, 140, 188, 216

Messiah, The, 78, 87, 243, 250, 299, 301,

Lazarus, 384, 397, 431

306, 309, 313, 321, 324, 333, 336,

Lecky, 180, 200, 219, 222, 251, 345, 349,

340-2, 354, 385, 387, 398, 414, 431

462

Midrash, 99, 109, 303-4, 376

Literalism, 42, 59-60, 73, 87, 101, 103-4,

Milman, Dean, 58-60, 78-9, 173-4, 215,

107, 110, 112, 123, 136, 146, 167,

328, 338, 340-2, 352, 361-4, 368-9,

229, 238, 242, 245, 255, 268, 275,

423, 450-1, 461

323, 335, 340, 377, 449

Miracle, 248, 250, 258, 261, 276, 299,

Logia, The, 313-4, 388, 425, 427

363, 392, 397, 415, 430, 432, 445,

Logos, The, 70, 78, 122, 138, 177, 275,

456, 458, 482 ƒƒ., 506

299, 311, 332, 341-3, 382, 387, 417-8,

426, 500

518

Mithraism, 41, 173, 212, 272, 281, 299,

Newberry, 427

305, 316, 326, 386, 405, 408

Nicaea, Council of, 28, 392, 424

Mohammedanism, 41

Nietzsche, Friedrich, 2, 189, 215, 452,

Monotheism, 147, 282, 315-6

476, 501

Montanism, 253

Non-history, 33, 98-9, 105, 107, 133-4,

Moses, 26, 29, 73, 110, 149, 299, 305,

137, 156-7, 175, 258, 273, 284, 306-7,

307, 336

309-10, 312-3, 320, 322, 324, 337,

Mosheim, von, 24, 94, 101, 103, 131,

376 ƒƒ., 400, 426, 430

134-5, 158, 169, 197, 317-9, 450

Numbers, 160, 319, 413, 415, 418-9, 428

Mount, The, 391, 398

Mure, G. R. G., 82-3

O

Murray, Sir Gilbert, 71, 93, 152-3, 196,

211, 229 ƒ., 287, 304

Occultism, 294-5, 362

Mysteries, The, 35, 65, 91-6, 108, 111,

Ophites, The, 42, 274

124-6, 130-1, 143, 159, 161-2, 172,

Origen, 92, 100-6, 110, 112-4, 124, 129-

188, 212, 216, 226-7, 242-3, 251-4,

35, 139, 142, 150, 154, 157, 170,

260, 262, 266, 268-70, 306, 327,

178, 208-10, 226, 246, 260, 266, 269,

331, 337, 360, 388, 494

271, 274, 284, 315, 318-9, 327-8, 338,

Mysticism, 70-1, 89-90, 93, 96, 114, 184,

380, 404, 415, 425, 483, 496-7, 504

192, 205, 232, 253, 270, 292-4, 300,

Orion, 317, 386

304, 344, 362

Orphism, 94, 107, 149, 173, 212, 234,

Myth(s), 57, 63, 69-81, 87-8, 91, 93,

241, 252, 258, 261, 273, 275, 283,

96-7, 107-8, 111, 123, 135-40, 159-60,

299, 319, 504

174-5, 217, 221, 227, 229, 243-4, 281,

Orthodoxy, 150, 269, 283, 262-3

302, 306-8, 312, 314, 319, 352, 360-1,

Osiris, 154-5, 302, 313-4, 317, 384, 409,

377-8, 380, 386, 391, 394, 402, 404-8,

436-7

414, 418

The corn, 270, 324, 409-10

P

N

Paganism, 9, 16, 38-9, 55, 66, 95, 106,

121, 123, 156, 161, 165, 173, 179-82,

Nature, 82-5, 117, 140, 159-60, 270, 280,

218, 221, 223-4, 245, 248, 254, 260-1,

351-4, 365, 411, 482, 485, 506

266-7, 275, 280, 305, 310, 322, 328,

Analogy from, 69, 81-2, 88-9, 125, 138,

351-2, 356-7, 361, 371, 405, 454, 464,

222, 270, 311-2, 322, 324, 354, 409-

477, 488, 496, 512

10, 418

Repudiated by Christianity, 15, 66

Nazarenes, 31, 274, 308, 332, 334, 377

Pan, 290, 294, 351 ƒƒ.

Nazareth, 308

Pandira, Jehoshua ben, 387

Neo-Platonism, 28, 41, 47, 51, 54, 107,

Pantaenus, 92, 100, 102, 110, 315, 425

149, 169-70, 212-3, 218, 221, 229,

Pantheism, 351 ƒƒ.

236, 283-4, 292, 294, 299, 352, 375,

Papias, 313, 393, 425

458, 512

Paul, St., 42-3, 50, 89-90, 94, 103, 116,

Nerve, Loss of, 230 ƒƒ., 480

123-5, 128, 204-5, 212, 215, 243, 253,

257-8, 271, 273-5, 277, 283, 300,

304-6, 314, 321, 323-4, 327,32, 335-8,

519

349-50, 381, 383, 387, 391-2, 395,

Pliny, 31, 99, 165, 200, 208

398, 425, 429, 431, 440-1, 446-8,

Plotinus, 54, 90, 125, 170, 177-9, 202,

451, 479, 506-7, 509

218, 220-1, 229, 239, 254, 327, 369,

Peter, 128, 329, 331 ƒ., 425, 433, 442-3

504

Philo, 86, 100, 102, 108-10, 112, 134-5,

Plutarch, 46-7, 75, 150, 201-2, 436, 504,

139, 202, 229, 273, 303-5, 308, 315,

Poetry, 83-4, 88-90, 99, 104, 114-5, 137-9,

327, 377, 379, 383, 420, 496, 504

161, 355, 364, 398, 400, 402, 481

Philology, 76, 402

Polybius, 157-8

Philosophy, 36, 43, 45-53, 59, 69, 79,

Polycarp, 392-3, 426

81-3, 90, 108, 115, 133, 138, 143,

Polytheism, 276, 282, 461

145, 148, 176, 178, 180-1, 183 ƒ.,

Prayer, 188-9, 191, 193, 363, 467 ƒƒ.

203 ƒ., 212, 229, 231, 264, 298-300,

Priestcraft, 59, 148-9, 158-9, 245, 262,

304, 318, 327, 247, 352, 357, 359,

286

402, 495, 511

Primitivism, 139, 154

Alexandrian, 41

Proclus, 36, 88, 202, 229, 504

Christian opposition to, 38, 46, 50-1,

Prometheus, 313

56

Protestantism, 210, 265, 285, 316, 362,

Egyptian, 83, 111-3, 116, 134, 141,

485 ƒƒ.

154, 172, 222, 233, 302, 314, 317,

Pseudepigrapha, 175, 398

323, 512

Pythagoreanism, 107, 109, 136, 202, 212,

Greek, 36, 41-2, 45-6, 50, 71, 79, 83-4,

223, 229, 241, 252, 261, 275, 299,

110, 112, 116, 118, 135, 141, 168-9,

304, 352, 413, 504

172, 182, 227-9, 240, 257, 269, 281,

289, 304, 318-9, 333, 337, 347, 358-9,

Q

380, 454, 480, 486, 512

Hermetic, 141

"Q" Document, 427

Hindu, 480

Quirinus, 19

Jewish, 110

Pagan, 38, 55, 147, 165, 329

R

Pietism, 123, 158, 179-80, 185-90, 206,

223, 227, 258, 265, 278, 280, 286,

Rationalism, 49, 182 ƒ., 203 ƒ., 239, 252,

289, 298, 300, 327, 335-6

299, 340, 364

Pike, Albert, 402-3

Reformation, The Protestant, 113, 116,

Pilate, Pontius, 310

155, 287, 289, 293, 344, 348, 355,

Pisces, 412

363, 491

Plato, 36-7, 45, 48, 54, 75, 89, 109-10,

Religion, 45, 47-9, 90, 133, 148, 150, 157,

136, 163, 176, 179, 195, 202, 209,

172, 178, 183 ƒ., 222 ƒ., 226, 231,

223, 229, 233, 240-1, 261, 290, 349,

240, 266, 287, 295, 297, 339, 346,

357-9, 369, 372, 380, 481, 504, 508

484, 509

Platonism, 36-7, 45, 48, 54, 75, 89, 109-10,

A Narcotic, 74

149, 163, 169-70, 179, 211, 234, 257,

Ancient, 11

285, 299, 314-5, 328

Blindness of, 8

Bred inhumanity, 43

520

Religion (Cont.)

Sinai, 419

Comparative, 10, 21, 87, 275, 310,

Smith, W. B., 105, 246, 306, 321, 405,

312, 314, 325, 402, 405-6

407

Corruption of, 150, 357

Socrates, 45, 48, 223, 228, 239, 297

Creates atheism, 146, 151

Spinoza, 48-9, 83, 85, 385

Divorced from philosophy, 172, 224,

Spiritualism, 438-9, 443

231, 300, 347, 494, 497

Stoddard, Lothrop, 142, 144, 183

Emotional, 48, 51, 54, 56

Stoicism, 51-2, 100, 136, 163, 176, 179,

Fanatical, 10, 54, 59

199, 299

Greek, 93

Strabo, 158, 381

Oriental, 11

Strauss, D. F., 150, 246, 407

Popular, 29, 356

Sun-Gods, 19, 38, 305, 307, 312, 317,

Primitive, 11, 315

324, 347, 379, 386, 408, 411-2

Psychology of, 48

Superstition, Popular, 94, 115-7, 128,

Revealed, 112

148, 150-2, 158, 169, 173-4, 181, 196,

Unity of, 77, 267

200, 209, 219-20, 222, 224, 245, 280,

Universality of, 77, 267

284, 286, 295-7, 316, 353, 359-61,

Renaissance, the Italian, 23-4, 113-8, 355,

372, 459, 468, 486, 511

505

Surrender, 477 ƒƒ.

Renan, 246, 407

Symbolism, 23, 56-7, 76, 85, 87-8, 90,

Resurrection, The, 126, 130, 303, 313-4,

92-3, 96-7, 104, 106-7, 110, 112-3,

323, 331, 345, 380, 382, 392, 395,

115, 134, 137-40, 160, 174-5, 227,

410-1, 415, 429 ƒƒ., 474, 496, 499

254, 275, 319, 380, 400, 402-3, 406,

Revelation, Book of, 140, 145, 316, 379,

408, 410

421, 431

Phallic, 95, 160, 242

Robertson, J. M., 105, 306-7, 321, 405,

Universal acceptance of, 81

407

Symonds, J. Addington, 113-8, 155

Rosetta Stone, The, 77, 106, 155, 306,

Syncretism, 79, 86, 152, 212, 253, 258,

500

263, 268-70, 281, 315

Synesius, 119, 200, 459

S

T

Saccas, Ammonius, 54, 77, 170, 220,

229, 254, 327

Tacitus, 31, 208

Sallustius, 69

Taylor, Thomas, 149

Santayana, George, 89

Tertullian, 30, 36-7, 42, 44, 124, 129-

Science, Modern, 295-7

30, 163, 170, 196-7, 253, 256, 290,

Scott, R. B. Y., 32, 325

326, 338, 345, 348, 383, 390

Semantics, 137, 139, 222

Theocracy, 341

Seneca, 51, 165, 179

Theology, 38, 76, 115, 185-6, 201, 269,

Seven, 111, 316, 419-20, 478

305, 312, 508

Sheldon, William H., 189 ƒƒ., 203, 223

Latin, 40, 43, 149, 170

Sibyls, The, 98, 124, 254, 304

Sin, 335-6, 455, 463 ƒƒ., 475, 477,

Forgiveness of, 481, 490

521

Therapeutai, 212, 274

Voltaire, 1, 45, 449

Three (days), 434-8

Vulgate, The, 128

Timaeus (Plato's), 315

Torah, The, 161

W

Transfiguration, The, 391, 430, 434,

447-8

Waite, Chas. B., 196, 391-2

Trinity, The, 219, 221, 309, 314, 316,

Waldensians, The, 293

332, 369, 417-8

Warschauer, Jos., 34, 67-8, 81, 107, 198,

Truth, Universality of, 84

395 ƒƒ., 430-1, 440

Twelve, 309, 317, 324, 332, 380-2, 384,

Weiss, Johannes, 31-2, 404, 409-10,

386, 394, 396-7, 412

431 ƒƒ.

Wheless, Joseph, 174, 220

U

Wilderness, The, 391

Witchcraft, 294, 296, 353, 363

Unconscious, The, 294-5, 485, 501

Women, Attitude toward, 462

Underworld, The, 98

Woolston, Thos., 413

Upward, Allan, 9, 97, 246, 298, 302, 380

Wordsworth, William, 82, 85, 228

V

Z

Valentinus, 30, 385

Zend-Avesta, The, 33

Virgil, 72, 114, 290, 345, 359

Zodiac, The, 316, 383, 386, 412

Virgin, The, 311, 338, 386

Zohar, The, 161, 416, 480

Assumption of, 312

Zoroastrianism, 41, 141, 241, 450, 504,

Virgo, 311, 412

512

522


Preface
Chapters 1-2
Chapters 3-4
Chapters 5-6
Chapters 7-8
Chapters 9-10
Chapters 11-12
Chapters 13-14
Chapters 15-16
Chapters 17-18
Chapters 19-20
Chapters 21-22
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