" has a tendency to catholicity, 503.
  " a relapse to a lower stand point, 483.
  " summary of its good and evil influence, 484. 
Monotheism (or Dualism), the doctrine of the Avesta, 203. 
Montesquieu quoted, 357. 
Moses, his historic character, 409.
  " described by Strabo (note), 410.
  " his natural genius and temperament, 411.
  " his seventy and tenderness, 412.
  " his sense of justice embodied in law, 412.
  " his object to teach the holiness of God, 413.
  " defects of his character, 413.
  " character of his monotheism, 414.
  " his monotheism described by Stanley (note), 414.
  " his anthropomorphic view of God, 415.
  " his acquaintance with Egyptian learning, 416.
  " nature of his inspiration, 417.
  " political freedom secured to the Jews by his law, 418.
  " object of his ceremonial law, 420. 
Mythology of Scandinavia and that of Zoroaster compared, 384.

N.

Names of our week-days Scandinavian, 358. 
Neptunus, origin of the name, 328. 
Nestorian inscription in China, 71-78. 
Njord, ruler of the winds, 378. 
Northern and Southern Europe compared, 359. 
Northmen in France, Spain, Italy, and Greece, 389. 
Number of Christians in the world, 146.
  " of Buddhists in the world, 146.
  " of Jews in the world, 146.
  " of Mohammedans in the world, 146.
  " of Brahmans, 146. 
Nyaya, system of philosophy, assumes three principles, 122.
  " system of philosophy, described by Banerjea, 123.

O.

Odin, or All-father, eldest of the AEsir, 377.
  " corresponds to Ormazd, 385.
  " his festival in the spring, 386. 
Opa, goddess of the harvest, 330.

P.

Pales, a rural god, 330. 
Palestine, or the land of the Philistines, 397.
  " resembles Greece and Switzerland, 397.
  " its mountainous character, 397.
  " a small country, 398.
  " its mountains and valleys, 399. 
Palgrave, note giving an extract from his book, 486. 
Papacy, mediaeval, good done by it, 350.
  " a reproduction of the Roman state religion, 350. 
Parsi religion, its influence on Judaism, 205.
  " " its influence on Christianity, 204.
  " " teaches a kingdom of heaven, 207.
  " " still continues in Persia and India, 208. 
Parthenon, the, temple of Minerva, described, 290. 
Penates, gods of home, 328. 
Persepolis, ruins of the palace of Xerxes at, 170.
  " inscriptions of Darius and Xerxes at, 170.
  " tombs of the kings of Persia at, 174. 
Pharisees, Sadducets, and Essenei, 444. 
Phidias, his statue of Jupiter described, 288.