Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE x
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi
5. EDITORIAL NOTE xii
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. CHAPTER ONE. TEXTS ON THE HISTORY OF THE SACRED TRADITION 39
8. CHAPTER TWO . TEXTS ON CREATION AND THE DIVINE WORLD 44
9. CHAPTER THREE . TEXTS ON MYTHICAL HISTORY 113
10. CHAPTER FOUR . TEXTS ON ESCHATOLOGY AND THE END OF THE WORLD 157
11. CHAPTER FIVE . TEXTS ON BODY AND SOUL 175
12. CHAPTER SIX . TEXTS ON DEATH, REWARDS, AND PUNISHMENT 180
13. CHAPTER SEVEN .TEXTS ON ETHICS 191
14. CHAPTER EIGHT . RITUAL TEXTS 214
15. CHAPTER NINE . TEXTS ON KINGSHIP 228
16. CHAPTER TEN . TEXTS ON DOCTRINAL ISSUES 235
17. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 259
18. LIST OF TEXTS TRANSLATED 261
19. GLOSSARY 263