Chapter VI. Fire-Festivals in Other Lands. § 1. The Fire-walk. § 2. The Meaning of the Fire-walk. Chapter VII. The Burning of Human Beings in the Fires. § 1. The Burning of Effigies in the Fires. § 2. The Burning of Men and Animals in the Fires. Chapter VIII. The Magic Flowers of Midsummer Eve. Chapter IX. Balder and the Mistletoe. Chapter X. The Eternal Soul in Folk-Tales. Chapter XI. The External Soul in Folk-Custom. § 1. The External Soul in Inanimate Things. § 2. The External Soul in Plants. § 3. The External Soul in Animals. § 4. A Suggested Theory of Totemism. § 5. The Ritual of Death and Resurrection. Chapter XII. The Golden Bough. Chapter XIII. Farewell to Nemi. Notes. I. Snake Stone…
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