IX. Plutarch: Concerning the Mybterier of Isis

AND Osiris .... 255-368
Foreword ...... 255
Concerning Isis and Osiris 261-366
Address to Klea concerning Gnosis aiul the Search
for Truth . . . .261
The Art of Knowing aud of Divinising 262
The True Initiates of Isis .263
Why the Priestaare Shaven and wear Linen 265
Of the Refraining from Flesh and Salt and Super- fluities . . .267 On the Drinking of Wine .... 268
On Fish Taboos .269
The Onion and Pig Taboos . .271
The Kings, the Riddles of tlie Priest-^ and the
Meaning of Amoun .... 273
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Of the Greek Disciples of Egyptians and of Pytha- goras and his Symbols .... 274 Advice to Klea concerning the Hidden Meaning of
the Myths . . .276
The Mystery-Myth . .278
The Undermeaning, a Reflexion of a Certain Reason 291 Concerning the Tombs of Osiris 292
Concerning the Theory of Eyemerus . 295
The Theory of the Daimones . 298
Concerning Sarapis ..... 301 Concerning Typhon . . 304
The Theory of the Physicists .307
Concerning Osiris and Dionysus . .310
The Theory of the Physicists Resumed 312
The Theory of the Mathematici . .318
The Theory of the Dualists . .328
The Proper Reason according to Plutarch . 333
The Symbolism of the Sistrum . . 344
The True " Logos " again according to Plutarch 346
Against the Weather and Vegetation Qod Theories 346 Concerning the Worship of Animals and Totemism 353 Concerning the Sacred Robes .361
Concerning Incense ..... 363 Afterword ...... 367
** HsRHAS " AND '' Hbrmes " . 369-386
An Anticipation ..... 369
The Higher Criticism of *' The Shepherd of Hermas " 370 The Introduction of the " Pastoral Hermas " . 370
Comparison with our " Poemandres " . 371
The Popular Symbolic Representation of the Shepherd 372 The Name "Hermas" . .374
An Early Form of the " Poemandres " 374
The Holy Mount . . .376
" Gnostic" Elements . . . .376
The Vices and Virtues .... 377
The Early Date of the Original " Hermas " . 378
The Dependence Theory to be used with Caution . 379 The Visions of Crates .... 380
The General Christian "Many" and the Gnostic
"Few" ...... 382
The Story of Abbot Olympius . .384
A Final Word .385
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