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By
With an Introductory Essay by
Grant Showerman
Authorized Translation
London Agents
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.
1911
COPYRIGHT BY
THE OPEN COURT PUBLISHING CO.
1911
TO MY TEACHER AND FRIEND
Introduction.—The Significance of Franz Cumont's Work, By Grant Showerman ... v
Preface ... xv
Preface to the Second Edition ... xxv
I. Rome and the Orient ... 1
Superiority of the Orient, 1.—Its Influence on Political Institutions, 3.—Its Influence on Civil Law, 5.—Its Influence on Science, 6.—Its Influence on Literature and Art, 7.—Its Influence on Industry, 9.—Sources: Destruction of Pagan Rituals, 11.—Mythographers, 12.—Historians, 13.—Satirists, 13.—Philosophers, 14.—Christian Polemicists, 15.—Archeological Documents, 16.
II. Why the Oriental Religions Spread ... 20
Difference in the Religions of the Orient and the Occident, 20.—Spread of Oriental Religions, 22.—Economic Influences, 23.—Theory of Degeneration, 25.—Conversions are of Individuals, 27.—Appeal of the Oriental Religions to the Senses, 28.—Appeal to the Intelligence, 31.—Appeal to the Conscience, 35.—Inadequacy of the Roman Religion, 35.—Skepticism, ...