CONTENTSPAGAN AND CHRISTIAN CREEDS: THEIR ORIGIN AND MEANINGI. INTRODUCTORYII. SOLAR MYTHS AND CHRISTIAN FESTIVALSIII. THE SYMBOLISM OF THE ZODIACIV. TOTEM-SACRAMENTS AND EUCHARISTSV. FOOD AND VEGETATION MAGICVI. MAGICIANS, KINGS AND GODSVII. RITES OF EXPIATION AND REDEMPTIONVIII. PAGAN INITIATIONS AND THE SECOND BIRTHIX. MYTH OF THE GOLDEN AGEX. THE SAVIOUR-GOD AND THE VIRGIN-MOTHERXI. RITUAL DANCINGXII. THE SEX-TABOOXIII. THE GENESIS OF CHRISTIANITYXIV. THE MEANING OF IT ALLXV. THE ANCIENT MYSTERIESXVI. THE EXODUS OF CHRISTIANITYXVII. CONCLUSIONAPPENDIX