Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Foreword (1993) xix
5. CHAPTER I Introductory 1
6. CHAPTER II The Task of the Hero 12
7. CHAPTER in The Freeing of the Waters 25
8. CHAPTER IV Tammuz and Adonis 34
9. CHAPTER V Medieval and Modern Forms of Nature Ritual 52
10. CHAPTER VI The Symbols 65
11. CHAPTER VII The Sword Dance 81
12. CHAPTER VIII The Medicine Man 101
13. CHAPTER IX The Fisher King 113
14. CHAPTER x The Secret of the Grail (1) The Mysteries 137
15. CHAPTER XI The Secret of the Grail (2) The Naassene Document 149
16. CHAPTER XII Mithra and Attis 164
17. CHAPTER XIII The Perilous Chapel 175
18. CHAPTER XIV The Author 189
19. Index 211