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I L L U S T R A T I O N S 1. Elementary form of a rebirth eschatology 17 2. Genealogical chart of Jeffery’s reincarnation 50 3. Some common topographical features of rebirth eschatologies 73 4. Karmic eschatology (ethicized rebirth eschatology) 79 5. Upanishadic rebirth 87 6. Parallel reincarnation: Northwest Coast Indians and Inuit 90 7. Cross-reincarnation: Kwakiutl 92 8. Pythagorean rebirth (after Herodotus, Porphyry, Heraclides) 198 9. Odd numbers: The limited 210 10. Even numbers: The unlimited 211 11. Platonic rebirth cycle 273 xi This page intentionally left blank ...

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