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INTRODUCTION	Bias of Theory
REGENT MYTHOLOGY	Concerning Missionaries
Autobiographical	THE PHILOLOGICAL METHOD IN ANTHROPOLOGY
The Ugly Scars	Names of Savage Gods
My Criticism of Mr. Max Muller	A Hottentot God
Success of Anthropological Method	Cause of our Scepticism
Mr. Max Muller’s Reply	Phonetic Bickerings
THE STORY OF DAPHNE	Phonetic Rules
Tuna and Daphne	Basis of a Science
Criticism of Tuna and Daphne	Philology in Action—Indra
The Explanation	Obscuring the Veda
Disease of Language and Folk-etymology	CRITICISM OF FETISHISM
Mannhardt on Daphne	Dr. Oldenberg
THE QUESTION OF ALLIES	Comparisons, when odious
Italian Critics	A Question of Logic
A Dutch Defender	Anthropology and the Mysteries
Reply	Abstract Ideas of Savages
Professor Tiele on Our Merits	Perception of the Infinite
Destruction and Construction	Fetishism and Anthropological Method
Our Errors	Origin of Fetishes
Uses of Philology	‘Telekinetic’ Origin of Fetishism
Personal Controversy	More Mischiefs of Comparison
The Story of Cronos	Still more Nemesis
Professor Tiele on Sunset Myths	Conclusion as to our Method
Our Lack of Scientific Exactness	THE RIDDLE THEORY
My Lack of Explanation of Cronos	The Riddle Theory
My Crime	Mordvinian Mythology
My Reply to Professor Tiele	Lettish Mythology
Conclusion as to Professor Tiele	The Chances of Fancy
MANNHARDT	ARTEMIS
Moral Character Impeached	Artemis
Mannhardt	Otfried Muller
Mannhardt’s Letters	Beast Dances
How Mannhardt differs from Mr. Max Muller	The View of Classical Scholars
Mannhardt’s Method	Mr. Max Muller’s Explanation
Another Claim on Mannhardt	Wider Application of the Theory
What Mannhardt said	The Bear Dance
My Relations to Mannhardt	THE FIRE-WALK
Mannhardt’s Return to his old Colours	Mount Soracte
Mannhardt’s Attitude to Philology	Hirpi Sorani
Irritating Conduct of Mannhardt	Mannhardt’s Deficiency
Mannhardt on Demeter Erinnys	The Fire-walk
Why Mannhardt is Thought to have been Converted	Fijian Fire-walk
Mannhardt’s Final Confession	Kling Fire-walk
Mannhardt on Solar Myths	Tupua’s Incantation used in Walking Over the Uum-Ti.—Translation
The Golden Fleece	Corroborative Evidence
Mannhardt’s Approach to Mr. Max Muller	Bulgarian Fire-walk
PHILOLOGY AND DEMETER ERINNYS	Indian Fire-walk
My Theory of the Horse Demeter	Psychical Parallels
TOTEMISM	Conclusion as to Fire-walk
Totemism Defined	Psychical Research
What a Totem is	THE ORIGIN OF DEATH
The Evidence for Sign-boards	The Origin of Death
More about Totems	Death, regarded as Unnatural
Heraldry and Totems	Why Men are Mortal
Gods and Totems	Savage Death-Myths
An Objection	The Greek Myth
A Weak Brother	The Serpent
Mr. Frazer and Myself	Dualistic Myths
Greek Totemism	Economic Myth
Philological Theory	Maui and Yama
Mr. Frazer on Animals in Greek Religion	Maui Myths
Aryan Totems (?)	Yama
Mr. Frazer and I	Inferences
Mr. Frazer on Origin of Totemism	The Stealing of Fire
Mr. Frazer’s Theory	Prometheus
THE VALIDITY OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL EVIDENCE	Savage Myths of Fire-stealing
Positions which I never held	Origin of the Myth of Fire-stealing
Anthropological Evidence	CONCLUSION
Mr. Max Muller’s Method of Controversy	APPENDIX A: The Fire-walk in Spain
Mr. Max Muller on our Evidence	APPENDIX B: Mr. Macdonell on Vedic Mythology
The Test of Recurrences

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