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History of the secret doctrines & mystic rites of ancient religions, and Medieval & modern secret orders. By Dr. Otto Rhyn
CONTENTS (partial)
Part 1 - Mysteries of the East & Barbarous Nations
1) Introduction
2) The Gods
3) Egypt
4) The Higher Development of Egyptian Religion
5) A Reformation in the Land of the Nile
6) The Egyptian Realm of the Dead
7) The Secret Teaching of the Priests of Nileland
8) Babylon & Nineveh
9) Zoroaster & the Persians
10) Brahmans & Buddhists
11) Secret Leagues of Barbarous Peoples
Part 2 - The Grecian Mysteries & the Roman Bacchanalia
1) Hellas
2) Hellenic Divine Worship
3) The Hellenic Mysteries
4) The Eleusinian Mysteries
5) The Mysteries of Samothrace
6) The Mysteries of Crete
7) The Dionysia
8) The Roman Bacchanalia
9) Debased Mysteries From the East
Part 3 - The Pythagorean League & Other Secret Associations
1) Pythagoras
2) The Pythagoreans
3) The Orphici
4) Mysterious Personages of Ancient Times
Part 4 - Son of Man, Son of God
1) Hellenism & Judaism
2) The Essenes
3) Christianism
4) Jesus
5) The Early Christians
6) The New Testament
7) The Elements of the Church
Part 5 - A Pseudo-Messiah. A Lying Prophet
1) Apollonius of Tyana
2) Alexander, the False Prophet
Part 6 - The Knights Templar
1) The Middle Age
2) The Templars
3) The Secrets of the Templars
4) The Downfall of the Knights Templar
There are several more parts to this book including the Freemasons and Illuminati.