The All-Knowing God: Researches into Early Religion and Culture

Translation of L'onniscienza du Dio. Reprint of the 1956 ed. published by Methuen, London. AUTHOR’S PREFACE, v TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE, vii INTRODUCTION, 1 I. AFRICA, 31 -Pygmies, 31 -Bushmen, Hottentots and Damara, 52 -Bantu, 34 -Sudanese, 36 -Nilotic and Niloto-Hamitic peoples, 38 -Cushites, 40 II. EGYPT, 49 -Rê, 49 -Thot, 50 -Horus, 51 -Amun, 55 -Many-eyed deities, 58 -Summary, 63 III. BABYLONIA, 49 -Anu, 77 -Enlil, 77 -Ea, 78 -Sin, 78 -Shamash, 79 -Marduk, 79 -Other deities, 84 IV. PHOENICIANS, 89 -The two-faced El, 89 -The Punic Janus, 91 V. ISRAEL, 97 -Psalms and Wisdom literature, 97 -Prophets, 105 -Historical books, 106 -Antiquity of the idea of divine omniscience, 107 -The Cherubim, 109 VI. THE HITTITES, 115 -The sun-god, 115 -The weather-god, 115 -The ‘Gods of the King”, 116 VII. INDIA, 118 -Vedism and Brahmanism, 118 -Hinduism, 122 -Buddhism and Jainism, 125 VIII. IRAN, 132 -Ahura Mazdah, 132 -Mithra, 134 -Saosyant, 139 IX. GREECE, 145 -Zeus, 145 -Argos panoptes, 151 -Boreas, Aer, Aither, 153 -Helios and Selene, 155 X. ANCIENT ROME, 163 -Juppiter, 163 -Semo Sancus, 163 -Janus, 164 XI. THE THRACIANS, 178 -The “Thracian Rider” as sungod, 178 -The Thracian “Hermes” as god of the “kings”, 183 XII. THE KELTS, 196 -The three-headed Gaulish god, 196 -The three-headed god on planetary vases, 200 -The two-faced god, 207 XIII. THE TEUTONS, 220 -Wotan-Odin, 220 XIV. THE SLAVS, 234 -Triglav, Svantevit and others, 234 XV. UGRO-FINNS, URALO-ALTAICS, SIBERIANS, 256 -Mordvins, 256 -Voguls and Ostiaks, 257 -Samoyeds, 257 -Turko-Mongols and related peoples, 259 -Koryaks, 263 -General reflections, 264 XVI. CHINA, 273 -Shang-ti and T’ien, 273 -Shang and Chou, 277 -Prehistory, 281 XVII. ASSAM AND UPPER BURMA, 289 -Nagas, 289 -Kachin, Lushei, Lakher, 292 XVIII. THE NEGRITOS, 301 -Andaman Islands, 301 -Peninsula of Malacca, 310 -Philippine Islands, 318 XIX. INDONESIA, 329 -Nias, 329 -Borneo, 331 -Celebes, 332 -Flores, 333 -The Moluccas, 334 XX. OCEANIA: MICRONESIA, MELANESIA, POLYNESIA, 341 XXI. AUSTRALIA, 350 XXII. NORTH AMERICA, 354 -The Eskimo, 354 -The North-West Indians, 361 -The Californians, 364 -The Athapascans, 371 -The Algonkin, 372 -The Iroquois, 382 -The Sioux, 384 -The Caddo, 385 -The South-East, 387 -The Pueblos and the South-West, 390 XXIII. MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA, 404 XXIV. SOUTH AMERICA, 416 EPILOGUE, 433 INDEX, 457 Raffaele Pettazzoni ; Authorised Translation By H. J. Rose. Translation Of L'onniscienza Di Dio. Reprint Of The 1956 Ed. Published By Methuen, London. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.