Beschreibung

The Tree at the Navel of the Earth

Frontmatter — Preface — CONTENTS — Illustrations — Chapter I. The Mountain, the Pillar and the Tree — Chapter II. The Central Symbols in the Mediterranean World and Beyond — Chapter III. The Twin Mountains, the Twin Stars and the Dioscuri — Chapter IV. In the Garden of Eden — Chapter VI. The Assouciated Symbols: I. The Lunar Crescent and the Bowl — Chapter VII. The Symbols of Ecstasy in Ancient Mesopotamia: The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Myths of Etana and the Indian Prince Jimutavahana — Chapter VIII. Some Signs of the Practice of Yoga in Western Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean — Chapter IX. The Tales Odysseus told Alkinoos, and an Akkadian Seal — Chapter X. Some Origins — Chapter XI. The Crucifixion on the Lotharkreuz at Aachen — Index — Plates

EAN: 9783110063493