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They expand on the cosmological and religious themes discussed in these books with special reference to the origins and development of the Indic and European spiritual traditions. Those familiar with the earlier works will not be surprised that Dr. Jacob's view of the term 'Indo-European' is rather more comprehensive than the more restricted term 'Āryan' that has hitherto been widely used as a synonym of it. And those interested in the Āryan ethos itself - chiefly on account of the German use of the term during the last war - may be surprised to learn that it does not consist in nationalistic virtues so much as in spiritual discipline and development - and that this development is characteristic of the religions of very extended and diversified branches of the Indo-European family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. The Origins of the Indo-European Religions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. Pralaya: \u003cem\u003eCosmic Floods, the Sun and the First Man\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. Sāmkhya-Yoga, Shramana, Brāhmana, Tantra: \u003cem\u003eThe religious traditions of the ancient Indians\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIV. Vedic and Tantric Rituals: \u003cem\u003eA comparison\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eV. Reviving Adam: \u003cem\u003eThe sacrificial rituals of the Indo-\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eĀ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eryans and the early\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristians\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVI. Dionysus and Muruga: \u003cem\u003eNotes on the Dionysiac religion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVI. 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