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ISBN1 8 595187 06 Printedan d bounidn G uernsey by TheG uernsey Press Co.L td FOREWORD Tot haev erapgeer smoynt ha ndl egeanrdte h infgrso tmh dei stant pasatt ,i mweh enp eopsltei blell ietvheaddt a ya ndn ighwte rteh e resuolftt h seu nb einpgu llaecdr otshsse k byy a c haritohtai,tfy ou sailteodoc lotsoet heed goef t hweo rlydo um ighfta lolf ifn ttoh e jawosf h ungrsye rpenatnsdt, h awti tht heh elopf t hep hilo­ sophesrt'osni etw asp ossitbolt eu rlne aidn tgoo ld. Yetw hethoerrn otw ew istho a cknowletdhgeemm ,y thasn d legensdtsia lblo untdo daMya.y bneo ti nt hcel assfiocraomlf g ods whop ultlh es trionfgt sh eu niverse-altthheoA ulglhao hft he Moslemr eligoirot nh ef giureheoafdB uddhiasrme m ythtso worshipoefrt sh ej udea-ChriGsotdi,aa nnd v icvee rsa-but certaiinntl hyes tereotbyepleise,af nsda, p ocrypwhiasld otmo whicahl slo cietietsh acstle ittnh ge ma parftr omo thecru ltures andg ivteh emi dentwiittyh tihneh itsoroyf t hepiero ple. 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A serioduiss cusosfia o sno ciemtyy'tshr si sgkisv itnhge m morwee igthhta env etnh ecirre atwoorusl Ndo.g roufpa shiiotnss cultufrreo mmy thrsa;t hmeyrt,h l,i kaen yo thearr ti,sa na rtifact oft hec ultu(rIest.h oubledr emembetrheadmt y thasn dl egends sprifnrgo mt hes ameo ratlr adittihoaentv entugaalvlreyi steo literatRueraed.e)sr hso ulcdo me Atnoc ieInstr aMeylt:h s and Legentdofs i nodu ts omethimnogre abtohueat n cieHnetb rew cultutrhea hne a lreakdnyo wsp,e rhabpysc ompariintmgsy ths witht hem ythosf h iso wnn ationaolrib tayal,n cindgi fferent mythtsh at haarvieso evne trh es amet hemwei thtihne H ebrew cultuTrhea.tt h essteo rsioemse timcelsaw siht eha coht heirnn o wayd iministhheesvi arl uMey.t hasr neo tr ighotrw rongT.h ey simply are themraen,k ibnnedec eadtushs eema ndh ast hiem agi­ natitoonc reate them. -RicharMdi chaels Contents Page FOREWORD· v VOLUMEO NE LisotfP lat-es IX Prefa-ce XV INTRODUCTION I.T heC haracteorifjs etwiicsMs yht ha ndL egend xix IIF.o reiIgnnf lueunpcoenj ewiMsyht ha ndL egend XXIV IIIJ.e wiIsnhf lueunpocne M ediaeFvoallk lo-re XXX IV.T heS ourcoesfJ ewiMsyht ha ndL egend - xlvii CHAPTERI MYSTERIOESF C REATION - I CHAPTER II THE STORYO FC REATION II CHAPTEIRI I THE SEVEN HEAVENS OR FIRMAMENTS AND THE SEVEN UNDERWORLDS- 19 IX X CONTENTS CHAPTER IV THE HEAVENLY HosTS CHAPTER V THEA NGEL-PRINOCRESAR ,C HANGELS 39 CHAPTEVRI THE WAlt INH EAVEN ANDT HEF ALLEANN GELS 55 CHAPTER VII THE DEMONS- CHAPTER VIII THE SPIRIOTFST HEA IR- CHAPTER IX KINGS oLOMOANND THES ERVING DEMONS - 100 CHAPTEXR PARADISEO,R T HEA BODEO FT HE} UST - 109 CHAPTEXRI ALEXANDER THEG REATA TT HEG ATESO FP ARADISE - J:Z6 CHAPTEXRI I HELLO,R T HEC ITYO FT HES HADOWS - IJO CHAPTEXRI II THE CREATIOONF O URF IRSPTA RENTS - IJ9