Myths and History

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. Introduction to the 2005 Edition ix
5. Foreword xxiii
6. Preface xxvii
7. CHAPTER ONE: ARCHETYPES AND REPETITION
8. The Problem 1
9. Celestial Archetypes of Territories, Temples, and Cities 6
10. The Symbolism of the Center 12
11. Repetition of the Cosmogony 17
12. Divine Models of Rituals 21
13. Archetypes of Profane Activities 27
14. Myths and History 34
15. CHAPTER TWO: THE REGENERATION OF TIME
16. Year, New Year, Cosmogony 51
17. Periodicity of the Creation 62
18. Continuous Regeneration of Time 73
19. CHAPTER THREE: MISFORTUNE AND HISTORY
20. Normality of Suffering 95
21. History Regarded as Theophany 102
22. Cosmic Cycles and History 112
23. Destiny and History 130
24. CHAPTER FOUR: THE TERROR OF HISTORY
25. Survival of the Myth of Eternal Return 141
26. The Difficulties of Historicism 147
27. Freedom and History 154
28. Despair or Faith 159
29. Bibliography 163
30. Index 175