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38 Chapters
Chapter 1 SCIENCE AND SUPERSTITION
Chapter 2 THE THEORY OF LOAN-GODS; OR BORROWED RELIGION
Chapter 3 MAGIC AND RELIGION
Chapter 4 THE ORIGIN OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH
Chapter 5 THE EVOLUTION OF GODS
Chapter 6 THE ALLEGED MORTALITY OF GODS
Chapter 7 RELIGIOUS REGICIDE
Chapter 8 ANNUAL RELIGIOUS REGICIDE
Chapter 9 THE SATURNALIA
Chapter 10 THE GREEK CRONIA
Chapter 11 THE SAC A
Chapter 12 SACRIFICE BY HANGING. DOES IT EXIST
Chapter 13 STAGES IN MR. FRAZER'S THEORY
Chapter 14 A POSSIBLE RECONCILIATION
Chapter 15 THE SAC A SUDDENLY CHANGES ITS DATE
Chapter 16 VARIOUS THEORIES OF THE VICTIM
Chapter 17 HISTORICAL DIFFICULTY
Chapter 18 PERSIANS ARE NOT BABYLONIANS
Chapter 19 ORIGIN OF PURIM
Chapter 20 IS PURIM PRE-EXILIAN OR POST-EXILIAN
Chapter 21 THEORY OF A HUMAN VICTIM AT PURIM
Chapter 22 CONTRADICTORY CONJECTURE
Chapter 23 A NEW THEORY OF THE VICTIM
Chapter 24 NEW GERMAN THEORY OF PURIM
Chapter 25 ANOTHER NEW THEORY. HUMMAN AND THE VICTIM
Chapter 26 ESTHER LOVED BY MORDECAI
Chapter 27 THE PERSIAN BUFFOON
Chapter 28 A HELPFUL THEORY OF MY OWN
Chapter 29 PERIODS OF LICENCE
Chapter 30 THE DIVINE SCAPEGOAT
Chapter 31 MORE PERIODS OF LICENCE
Chapter 32 THE SAC A AS A PERIOD OF LICENCE
Chapter 33 CALVARY
Chapter 34 THE GHASTLY PRIEST
Chapter 35 SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGION
Chapter 36 'CUP AND RING ' AN OLD PROBLEM SOLVED
Chapter 37 FIRST-FRUITS AND TABOOS
Chapter 38 WALKING THROUGH FIRE
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Chapter 38 WALKING THROUGH FIRE

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Perhaps the topic of this paper may be ranged under the head of 'Magic,' though in many cases the rite of passing through fire is sanctioned by religion, and the immunity of the performers is explained by the protection of gods. The immunity is really the curious feature. Mr. Frazer describes the Chinese vernal festival of fire in spring,

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