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THE RELIGION OF ZOROASTER CONSIDERED IN CONNECTION 
WITH ARCHAIC MONOTHEISM. 
Synopsis. 
Part I. — The Belief of Zoroaster. 
1. The Classics on the date of Zoroaster. 
2. The name “ Magian.” 
3. Is Zoroaster an historical personage ? His name. 
4. Further Classical references to Zoroaster. 
5. Iranian Sacred Literature. 
6. Mythology and Religion. 
7. Character and contents of the Gathas. 
8. Agriculture as a sacred Duty. 
9. The Zoroastrian theory of the Twin Spirits. 
10. The protest against the Devas and their worship. 
11. History of the name Asura ; meaning of ‘ Ahuramazda.’ 
12. The Devas and the Deva-cult. 
13. The Soma-orgies, and the Bridge of the Judge. 
14. The Ameshaspentas. 
15. Mithra. 
16. Mithra and the Gathas. 
1 7. Ahuramazda as the Creator. 
Part II. — The Early Vedic Belief. 
18. Various modern theories respecting the nature of Vedic Belief. 
19. The Vedic Divinities. 
20. Analysis of the Vedic Divinities. 
21. Natural objects merely so regarded. 
22. The Forms of Deity. 
23. The Sun. 
24. Yama. 
25. The Semi-solar Light gods. 
26. Varuna. 
27. The Ameshaspentas and the Adityas. 
28. Martanda, the eighth Aditya. 
29. Soma. 
30. The physical Agni. 
31. Agni, a combination and manifestation of the Vedic Divinities. 
32. Agni, the highest manifestation of Divinity. 
33. The Essence of the Vedic Divinities. 
34. The Law of Circle. 
