Chapter VII. Desecration and the Lover’s Night

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter I. The Great Wheel 7
6. Chapter II. The Completed Symbol 50
7. Chapter III. The Soul in Judgment 71
8. Chapter IV. The Great Year of the Ancients 93
9. Chapter V. Dove or Swan 105
10. Chapter VI. The Player Queen 124
11. Chapter VII. Desecration and the Lover’s Night 139
12. Chapter VIII. Plays of Death, Purgation, and Resurrection 168
13. Chapter IX. The Saga of Cuchulain 203
14. Conclusion 253
15. Works Cited 257
16. Notes 261
17. Index 283