Chapter I.

Decline of Demons. The Holy Tree of Travancore--The growth of Demons in India, and their decline--The Nepaul Iconoclast--Moral Man and unmoral Nature--Man's physical and mental migrations--Heine's 'Gods in Exile'--The Goban Saor--Master Smith--A Greek caricature of the Gods--The Carpenter v. Deity and Devil--Extermination of the Were-wolf--Refuges of Demons--The Giants reduced to Little People--Deities and Demons returning to nature