Chapter XII. Mother-Kin And Mother Goddesses.

§ 1. Dying Gods and Mourning Goddesses. § 2. Influence of Mother-Kin on Religion. § 3. Mother-Kin and Mother Goddesses in the Ancient East. Notes. I. Moloch The King. II. The Widowed Flamen. § 1. The Pollution of Death. § 2. The Marriage of the Roman Gods. § 3. Children of Living Parents in Ritual. III. A Charm To Protect a Town. IV. Some Customs Of The Pelew Islanders. § 1. Priests dressed as Women. § 2. Prostitution of Unmarried Girls. § 3. Custom of slaying Chiefs. Index. Footnotes

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