| Part I |
The Identity of the Tree of Life |
| Chapter 1 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction and Overview |
| Chapter 2 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prologue:The Rivers of Paradise |
| Chapter 3 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Heroic Quest I: The Greeks |
| Chapter 4 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Heroic Quest II: Gilgamesh |
| Chapter 5 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attributes of the Tree of Life |
| Chapter 6 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Four Eurasian Mythical Traditions |
| Chapter 7 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Identification of the Celestial Tree |
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| Part II |
Confirmation in World Mythology |
| Chapter 8 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Tree of Life in Ancient America |
| Chapter 9 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amazonian Underworld |
| Chapter 10 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Egyptian Tree of Life |
| Chapter 11 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mount Meru: Indian Axis Mundi |
| Chapter 12 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myth and Symbol in Ancient Greece |
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| Part III |
Ancient Artifacts & Later Transformations |
| Chapter 13 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Trojan Artifacts |
| Chapter 14 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quest Myth Transformed |
| Chapter 15 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Celestial Stone |
| Chapter 16 |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Concluding Remarks |
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Reference Matter |
| Appendix I |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plato's Account |
| Appendix II |
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Trojan Spindle Whorls |
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Endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index |
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