The decline of the West, Volume 2 : $b Perspectives of world-history — John Shaqi
The decline of the West, Volume 2 : $b Perspectives of world-historySpengler, Oswald
History
The decline of the West, Volume 2 : $b Perspectives of world-history
Spengler, Oswald
Civilization -- History
Streams of being and linkages of waking-being, p. 114.
Expression-language and communication-language, p. 115. Totem
and Taboo, p. 116. Speech and speaking, p. 117. The house as
race-expression, p. 120. Castle and cathedral, p. 122. Race, p.
124. Blood and soil, p. 127. Speech, p. 131. Means and meaning,
p. 134. Word, grammar, p. 137. Language-history, p. 145. Script,
p. 149. Morphology of the Culture-languages, p. 152.
Chapter VI. Cities and Peoples. (C) Primitives, Culture-Peoples,
Fellaheen 157
People-names, languages, races, p. 159. Migrations, p. 161. People
and soul, p. 165. The Persians, p. 166. Morphology of peoples, p.
169. People and nation, p. 170. Classical, Arabian, and Western
nations, p. 173.
Chapter VII. Problems of the Arabian Culture. (A) Historic
Pseudomorphoses 187
“Pseudomorphosis,” p. 189. Actium, p. 191. Russia, p. 192. Arabian
chivalry, p. 196. Syncretism, p. 200. Jews, Chaldeans, Persians
of the pre-Culture, p. 204. Mission, p. 209. Jesus, p. 212.
Paul, p. 220. John, Marcion, p. 225. The pagan and Christian
cult-churches, p. 228.
Chapter VIII. Problems of the Arabian Culture. (B) The
Magian Soul 231
Dualism of the World-cavern, p. 233. Time-feeling (era,
world-history, grace), p. 238. Consensus, p. 242. The “Word” as
substance, the Koran, p. 244. Secret Torah, commentary, p. 246.
The group of the Magian religions, p. 248. The Christological
controversy, p. 255. Being as extension (mission), p. 258.
Chapter IX. Problems of the Arabian Culture. (C) Pythagoras,
Mohammed, Cromwell 263
Essence of religion, p. 265. Myth and cult, p. 268. Moral as
sacrifice, p. 271. Morphology of religious history, p. 275. The
pre-Culture: Franks, Russians, p. 277. Egyptian early period, p.
279. Classical, p. 281. China, p. 285. Gothic (Mary and Devil,
baptism and contrition), p. 288. Reformation, p. 295. Science, p.
300. Rationalism, p. 305. “Second Religiousness,” p. 310. Roman
and Chinese emperor-worship, p. 313. Jewry, p. 315.
Chapter X. The State. (A) The Problem of the Estates: Nobility and
Priesthood 325
Man and woman, p. 327. Stock and estate, p. 329. Peasantry and
society, p. 331. Estate, caste, calling, p. 332. Nobility and
priesthood as symbols of Time and Space, p. 335. Training and
shaping, customary-ethic and moral, p. 340. Property, power, and
booty, p. 343. Priest and savant, p. 345. Economics and science,
money and intellect, p. 347. History of the estates, early
period, p. 348. The Third Estate, City-Freedom, _Bourgeoisie_,
p. 354.
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