themis a study of the social origins of greek religion

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Contents

CHAPTER I
1
to the Kouretes Its importance for the history of religion Analysis
28
Idaean ritual later in character than Diktaean Epimenides as the new
50
CHAPTER IV
75
6 MEDICINEBIRD AND MEDicineKing
94
sacramental feast Nature of sacrament best understood in the light
118
CHAPTER VI
124
THE DITHYRAMB THE SPRING FESTIVAL AND THE HAGIA TRIADA
158
CHAPTER VIII
260
Excursus on the Ritual Forms preserved in Greek tragedy
341
CHAPTER IX
364
Herakles as fertility and yeardaimonas Hermas Thallophoros
375
Herois Heroines as fertilitydaimones The Bringing up of Semele
444
are honours claimed not functions performed They claim immortalityand
445
CHAPTER XI
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religion Social structure of the Olympians is patriarchal and of the family
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de passage from sex to sex and age to age symbolized by interchange
196
funeral theory Relation to HeroWorship Pindars account in first
212

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