Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures and tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. I. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
6. 1. Introduction 3
7. 2. The Future of History of Religions 14
8. 3. Theses on Comparison 25
9. II. RECENT ATTEMPTS AT GRAND COMPARISON
10. 4. The Werewolf, the Shaman, and the Historian 37
11. 5. The Lingering Prehistory of Laurasia and Gondwana 54
12. III. A COMPARATIST’S LABORATORY: THE ANCIENT SCYTHIANS
13. 6. Reflections on the Herodotean Mirror: Scythians, Greeks, Oaths, and Fire 73
14. 7. Greeks and Scythians in Conversation 84
15. 8. Scythian Priests and Siberian Shamans 96
16. IV. WEAK COMPARISONS
17. 9. Further on Envy and Greed 113
18. 10. King Aun and the Witches 122
19. 11. Contrasting Styles of Apocalyptic Time 132
20. 12. Sly Grooms, Shady Magpies, and the Mythic Foundations of Hierarchy 147
21. 13. In Hierarchy’s Wake 164
22. Notes 185
23. Bibliography 291
24. Index 329