{"product_id":"2940013803114","title":"THE OLD PAGAN CIVILIZATIONS","description":"VOL. I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE OLD PAGAN CIVILIZATIONS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eANCIENT RELIGIONS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEGYPTIAN, ASSYRIAN, BABYLONIAN, AND PERSIAN.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAncient religions\u003cbr\u003eChristianity not progressive\u003cbr\u003eJewish monotheism\u003cbr\u003eReligion of Egypt\u003cbr\u003eIts great antiquity\u003cbr\u003eIts essential features\u003cbr\u003eComplexity of Egyptian polytheism\u003cbr\u003eEgyptian deities\u003cbr\u003eThe worship of the sun\u003cbr\u003eThe priestly caste of Egypt\u003cbr\u003ePower of the priests\u003cbr\u003eFuture rewards and punishments\u003cbr\u003eMorals of the Egyptians\u003cbr\u003eFunctions of the priests\u003cbr\u003eEgyptian ritual of worship\u003cbr\u003eTransmigration of souls\u003cbr\u003eAnimal worship\u003cbr\u003eEffect of Egyptian polytheism on the Jews\u003cbr\u003eAssyrian deities\u003cbr\u003ePhoenician deities\u003cbr\u003eWorship of the sun\u003cbr\u003eOblations and sacrifices\u003cbr\u003eIdolatry the sequence of polytheism\u003cbr\u003eReligion of the Persians\u003cbr\u003eCharacter of the early Iranians\u003cbr\u003eComparative purity of the Persian religion\u003cbr\u003eZoroaster\u003cbr\u003eMagism\u003cbr\u003eZend-Avesta\u003cbr\u003eDualism\u003cbr\u003eAuthorities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRELIGIONS OF INDIA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBRAHMANISM AND BUDDHISM.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReligions of India\u003cbr\u003eAntiquity of Brahmanism\u003cbr\u003eSanskrit literature\u003cbr\u003eThe Aryan races\u003cbr\u003eOriginal religion of the Aryans\u003cbr\u003eAryan migrations\u003cbr\u003eThe Vedas\u003cbr\u003eAncient deities of India\u003cbr\u003eLaws of Menu\u003cbr\u003eHindu pantheism\u003cbr\u003eCorruption of Brahmanism\u003cbr\u003eThe Brahmanical caste\u003cbr\u003eCharacter of the Brahmans\u003cbr\u003eRise of Buddhism\u003cbr\u003eGautama\u003cbr\u003eExperiences of Gautama\u003cbr\u003eTravels of Buddha\u003cbr\u003eHis religious system\u003cbr\u003eSpread of his doctrine\u003cbr\u003eBuddhism a reaction against Brahmanism\u003cbr\u003eNirvana\u003cbr\u003eGloominess of Buddhism\u003cbr\u003eBuddhism as a reform of morals\u003cbr\u003eSayings of Siddârtha\u003cbr\u003eHis rules\u003cbr\u003eFailure of Buddhism in India\u003cbr\u003eAuthorities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRELIGION OF THE GREEKS AND ROMANS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCLASSIC MYTHOLOGY.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReligion of the Greeks and Romans\u003cbr\u003eGreek myths\u003cbr\u003eGreek priests\u003cbr\u003eGreek divinities\u003cbr\u003eGreek polytheism\u003cbr\u003eGreek mythology\u003cbr\u003eAdoption of Oriental fables\u003cbr\u003eGreek deities the creation of poets\u003cbr\u003ePeculiarities of the Greek gods\u003cbr\u003eThe Olympian deities\u003cbr\u003eThe minor deities\u003cbr\u003eThe Greeks indifferent to a future state\u003cbr\u003eAugustine view of heathen deities\u003cbr\u003eArtists vie with poets in conceptions of divine\u003cbr\u003eTemple of Zeus in Olympia\u003cbr\u003eGreek festivals\u003cbr\u003eNo sacred books among the Greeks\u003cbr\u003eA religion without deities\u003cbr\u003eRoman divinities\u003cbr\u003ePeculiarities of Roman worship\u003cbr\u003eRitualism and hypocrisy\u003cbr\u003eCharacter of the Roman\u003cbr\u003eAuthorities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONFUCIUS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSAGE AND MORALIST.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarly condition of China\u003cbr\u003eYouth of Confucius\u003cbr\u003eHis public life\u003cbr\u003eHis reforms\u003cbr\u003eHis fame\u003cbr\u003eHis wanderings\u003cbr\u003eHis old age\u003cbr\u003eHis writings\u003cbr\u003eHis philosophy\u003cbr\u003eHis definition of a superior man\u003cbr\u003eHis ethics\u003cbr\u003eHis views of government\u003cbr\u003eHis veneration for antiquity\u003cbr\u003eHis beautiful character\u003cbr\u003eHis encouragement of learning\u003cbr\u003eHis character as statesman\u003cbr\u003eHis exaltation of filial piety\u003cbr\u003eHis exaltation of friendship\u003cbr\u003eThe supremacy of the State\u003cbr\u003eNecessity of good men in office\u003cbr\u003ePeaceful policy of Confucius\u003cbr\u003eVeneration for his writings\u003cbr\u003eHis posthumous influence\u003cbr\u003eLao-tse\u003cbr\u003eAuthorities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eANCIENT PHILOSOPHY.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSEEKING AFTER TRUTH.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntellectual superiority of the Greeks\u003cbr\u003eEarly progress of philosophy\u003cbr\u003eThe Greek philosophy\u003cbr\u003eThe Ionian Sophoi\u003cbr\u003eThales and his principles\u003cbr\u003eAnaximenes\u003cbr\u003eDiogenes of Apollonia\u003cbr\u003eHeraclitus of Ephesus\u003cbr\u003eAnaxagoras\u003cbr\u003eAnaximander\u003cbr\u003ePythagoras and his school\u003cbr\u003eXenophanes\u003cbr\u003eZeno of 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