The Worship of the Serpent

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PAGE

Preliminary Observations on the Fall of Man
1--36

CHAP. I.--Serpent Worship in Asia
39--115

SECT. 1. Babylon
41

2. Persia
47

3. Hindûstan
60

4. Ceylon
68

5. China and Japan
69

6. Burmah
74

7. Java
76

8. Arabia
77

9. Syria
78

10. Asia Minor
99

11. The Islands of Asia Minor
109

CHAP. II.--Serpent Worship in Africa
119--179

SECT. 1. Egypt
119

2. Ethiopia
160

3. Whidah and Congo
162

CHAP. III.--Serpent Worship in Europe
183--290

SECT. 1. Greece
183

2. Epirus
229

3. Italy
235

4. Northern Europe
242--253

1. Sarmatia
244

2. Scandinavia
247

5. Western Europe
253--290

1. Britain
253

2. Ireland
270

3. Gaul
272

4. Britany
278

CHAP. IV.--Serpent Worship in America
293--308

SECT. 1. Mexico
293

2. Peru
301

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CHAP. V.--Heathen Fables, illustrative of the Fall of Man
311--355

SECT. 1. Egypt--Typhon
313

2. Greece

1. Python
329

2. The Dragon of the Hesperides
331

3. Melampus, Helenus, and Cassandra
335

4. Ceres and Proserpine
337

5. Saturn and Ops
338

3. Persia.

1. Ahriman
340

2. Ophiuchus
342

4. Arabia--Legend of the Fall
ib.

5. Hindûstan--Crishna
343

6. Teutonic Fables.--Midgard,--Thor,--Hela
347

7. America.

1. Mexican Paintings
351

2. Remarkable Legend in New Zealand
355

CHAP. VI.--Serpent Temples
359--410

Sect. 1. Carnac
367

2. Abury
375

3. Stanton Drew
383

4. Temples on Dartmoor
386

5. Shap
389

6. Palmyra and Geraza
392

7. The Dragon of Colchis
405

8. Popular Traditions respecting the Celtic circles
408

CHAP. VII.--The Decline of Serpent Worship
413--438

SECT. 1. Babylon
419

2. Persia
420

3. Hindûstan
422

4. China, &c
424

5. Arabia
425

6. Syria
ib.

7. Egypt
426

8. Abyssinia
427

9. Whidah
428

10. Greece
ib.

11. Thrace, &c
429

12. Italy
431

13. Colchos
432

14. Britain, &c.
433

15. America
434

CHAP. VII--Summary
441--458

Concluding Remarks on the Redemption of Man
461--475

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