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Tradition, Principally with Reference to Mythology and the Law of Nations

Lord Arundell of Wardour (John Francis Arundell)1872
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A scholarly and unique work of comparative mythology written from a staunchly Catholic traditionalist perspective. Arundell argues that the myths of all nations are distorted remnants of a primordial divine revelation given to the first humans. He attempts to trace the 'Law of Nations' back to this original tradition, examining the motifs of sacrifice, the deluge, and the serpent across Egyptian, Greek, and Babylonian sources. The book is an important example of a conservative intellectual response to the rising tide of secular evolutionary anthropology (like Tylor or Darwin).

Also known asLord Arundell of Wardour (John Francis Arundell) - Tradition and Mythology · The Tradition and Mythology
This edition1872
EditionBurns, Oates, and Company, London
Comparative MythologyCreation MythsMythologyClassical mythologyVictorian mythology scholarshipritual documentation

Contents39 chapters

  1. 01TRADITION PRINCIPALLY WITH REFERENCE TO MYTHOLOGY AND THE LAW OF NATIONS.
  2. 02CONTENTS.
  3. 03PREFACE.
  4. 04MEMOIR OF COLONEL GEORGE MACDONELL, C.B.
  5. 05CHAPTER I. THE LAW OF NATIONS.
  6. 06CHAPTER II THE LAW OF NATURE.
  7. 07CHAPTER III PRIMITIVE LIFE.
  8. 08APPENDIX TO CHAPTER III.
  9. 09CHAPTER IV CHRONOLOGY FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF TRADITION.
  10. 10CHAPTER V CHRONOLOGY FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF SCIENCE
  11. 11CHAPTER VI PALMER ON EGYPTIAN CHRONOLOGY.
  12. 12CHAPTER VII THE TRADITION OF THE HUMAN RACE.
  13. 13APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VII.
  14. 14CHAPTER VIII MYTHOLOGY.
  15. 15APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VIII.
  16. 16“ŒDIPUS, PERSEUS.”
  17. 17II. PROMETHEUS AND HERCULES OR HERAKLES.
  18. 18CHAPTER IX ASSYRIAN MYTHOLOGY.
  19. 19ANA.
  20. 20BIL OR ENU.
  21. 21HEA OR HOA.
  22. 22NEBO.
  23. 23CHAPTER X THE TRADITION OF NOAH AND THE DELUGE
  24. 24CHAPTER XI DILUVIAN TRADITIONS IN AFRICA AND AMERICA.
  25. 25APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XI. THE PONGOL FESTIVAL.
  26. 26CHAPTER XII SIR JOHN LUBBOCK ON TRADITION.
  27. 27APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XII.
  28. 28CHAPTER XIII NOAH AND THE GOLDEN AGE.
  29. 29CHAPTER XIV SIR H. MAINE ON THE LAW OF NATIONS.
  30. 30CHAPTER XV THE DECLARATION OF WAR.
  31. 31INDEX.
  32. 32BURNS, OATES & CO.’S LIST.
  33. 33Footnotes
  34. 34Transcriber’s Note
  35. 35THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  36. 36"Cover"
  37. 37Tradition Principally With Reference to Mythology and the Law of Nations, by Lord Arundell of Wardour: a Project Gutenberg eBook
  38. 38Tradition Principally With Reference to Mythology and the Law of Nations, by Lord Arundell of Wardour: a Project Gutenberg eBook
  39. 39Tradition Principally With Reference to Mythology and the Law of Nations, by Lord Arundell of Wardour: a Project Gutenberg eBook

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