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V. SYRIA 103
The Syrian Goddess, 103.--Importation of New Gods by
Syrian Slaves, 105.--Syrian Merchants, 107.--Syrian Sol-
diers, 112.--Heliogabalus and Aurelian, 114.--Value of Sem-
itic Paganism, 115.--Animal Worship, 116.--Baals, 118.--
Human Sacrifice, 119.--Transformation of the Sacerdotal
Religion, 120.--Purity, 121.--Influence of Babylon, 122.--
Eschatology, 125.--THEOLOGY: God is Supreme, 127.--God
is Omnipotent, 129.--God is Eternal and Universal, 130.--
Semitic Syncretism, 131.--Solar Henotheism, 133.
VI. PERSIA 135
Persia and Europe, 135.--Influence of the Achemenides, 136.
--Influence of Mazdaism, 138.--Conquests of Rome, 139.--
Influence of the Sassanides, 140.--Origin of the Mysteries
of Mithra, 142.--Persians in Asia Minor, 144.--The Maz-
daism of Anatolia, 146.--Its Diffusion in the Occident, 149.
--Its Qualities, 150.--Dualism, 151.--The Ethics of Mithra-
ism, 155.--The Future Life, 158.--Conclusion, 159.
VII. ASTROLOGY AND MAGIC 162
Prestige of Astrology, 162.--Its Introduction in the Occi-
dent, 163.--Astrology Under the Empire, 164.--Polemics
Powerless Against Astrology, 166.--Astrology a Scientific
Religion, 169.--The Primitive Idea of Sympathy, 171.--
Divinity of the Stars, 172.--Transformation of the Idea of
God, 174.--New Gods, 175.--Big Years, 176.--Astrological
Eschatology, 177.--Man's Relation to Heaven, 178.--Fatal-
ism, 179.--Efficacy of Prayer, 180.--Efficacy of Magic, 182.
Treatises on Magic, 182.--Idea of Sympathy, 183.--Magic
a Science, 184.--Magic is Religious, 185.--Ancient Italian
Sorcery, 186.--Egypt and Chaldea, 187.--Theurgy, 188.--
Persian Magic, 189.--Persecutions, 191.--Conclusion, 193.
VIII. THE TRANSFORMATION OF ROMAN PAGANISM 196
Paganism Before Constantine, 196.--Religion of Asia Minor,
197.--Religion of Egypt and Syria, 198.--Religion of Persia,
199.--Many Pagan Religions, 200.--Popular Religion and
Philosophy, 201.--Christian Polemics, 202.--Roman Pagan-
ism Become Oriental, 204.--Mysteries, 205.--Nature Wor-
ship, 206.--Supreme God, 207.--Sidereal Worship, 208.--
The Ritual Given a Moral Significance, 209.--The End of
the World, 209.--Conclusion, 210.
NOTES 213
Preface, 213.--I. Rome and the Orient, 214.--II. Why the
Oriental Religions Spread, 218.--III. Asia Minor, 223.--
IV. Egypt, 228.--V. Syria, 241.--VI. Persia, 260.--VII. As-
trology and Magic, 270.--VIII. The Transformation of
Paganism, 281.
INDEX 289

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