CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTORY

I. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SACRED DANCE 1

II. THE MEANING OF THE SACRED DANCE 5

III. THE REASON FOR USING THE OLD TESTAMENT AS THE STARTING-POINT IN THE INVESTIGATION 8

IV. THE SOURCES OF INFORMATION: 9

(1) Inscriptions 10

(2) Pottery, etc. 10

(3) Ancient Literature 11

(4) Modern Literature 11