Had the author's indebtedness been limpublication of Andre ited to the Martyrium the references in the text read his knowledgement. THE COSMIC HOUSE Indian Tradition Asiatic Tradition 79 80 81 2.
PREFACE admission that THE statement of fact book falls short of what it was intended to be is merely a and not an apology. that the author became indebted quite different from of his fine scholarship.
was before the rapidly expanding com- plexities of the subject organizing the material in a written form where the ideas would not be reburied under a mass of accumulated evidence and the difficulties of had become inescapable factors. Estelle Brown for her help in preparing the manuscript and to Miss Rosalie Green for her scholarly care in checking the references.
The Omphalos The Cosmic Egg The Celestial Helmet 77 77 F.
and Ever since the nineteenth century it has been generally believed that the dome.
Between 19 the Princeton Excavations at Antioch-on-the-Orontes uncovered the plans of two important Early Christian churches of the central type fifth (Fig.
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which had originated for structural a house in was but reasons some one mental concept.
After the broad outlines of this evolution traced in Americas time and matter of from the primitive house had been the various ancient and retarded cultures of Europe. could have been imagine how certain portions of this study its written whose wide if it had not been for the assistance and cooperation of Glanville Downey. Friend has listened fact that might have been an adequate aclast chapter and encouraged him to for the Syrian bema which was patiently to protect the author from the dangers endeavored and the read has manuscript mind.
THE EVIDENCE OF THE TESTAMENTUM THE PLACE OF COMMEMORATION DOMICAL CHAPELS Description of the Church of S.