Table of Contents

Confusion and Search for Gods.- 1. Obscurities in Man’s World.- 2. Cabin on the Nechako.- 3. The General Method of the Present Book.- I. Early Man’s World.- 1. Modern Specialization and Mythical Wholeness.- 2. The Theocentric or Enthusiastic World.- 3. Enthusiasm in the Mythical World.- 4. Man’s Mortality.- II. Gods.- 1. Gods and the Ancient Way of Life.- 2. Nature and Gods.- 3. Gods and the Human World.- 4. Nature and Concealment.- 5. The Play of Gods.- III. Nature and Man.- 1. The Solidity of the Ancient World.- 2. Western Philosophy.- 3. Things and Gods.- 4. Godlessness.- 5. Freedom.- 6. Christianity.- IV. Man and Animals.- 1. Nature, the Ever-Hidden.- 2. Technology and Nature.- 3. Some Traits of Animal Life.- 4. Culture and Nature’s Play.- 5. Animal and Human Societies.- 6. Wisdom.- 7. Wisdom and Gods.- 8. The Godliness of Things and Animals.- V. Culture.- 1. Cult — Co-play with Gods.- 2. Man’s Responsive Attitude in Cults.- 3. Man’s Erring.- 4. Man in Nature’s Play.- 5. Contemporary and Mythical Man.- 6. Language.- 7. Man’s Guilt.- 8. Spatio-Temporal Play.- 9. The Relativity of Culture.- VI. The Greatness of Man.- 1. The Wail of a Dead Tree.- 2. The Event of Philosophy.- 3. Rational and Transcendental Ethics.- 4. Great Men.- 5. Opinions.- 6. Freedom.- 7. Mediation between Gods and Men.- 8. The Encumbrance of Lordly Dwelling in Contemporary Times.- VII. Death.- 1. Death-Birth.- 2. Death of Gods.- 3. Death and Time.- 4. Holy and Profane Things.- 5. Death and Language.- VII. Reincarnation.- 1. The Dioscuri Brothers.- 2. Karmic Guilt.- 3. The Accomplishment of Man’s Mission.- 4. Man’s Fidelity to Himself.- 5. Man’s Life — Participation in Nature’s Life.- 6. Animism.- 7. The Dream.- 8. Inner Life.- 9. Freedom to Guilt.- Conclusive Note.