King Solomon's Goat

A polemical work reinterprets Christian beliefs and rituals as survivals of ancient sun-worship and zodiacal symbolism, tracing parallels with Egyptian, Hindu, Persian and other pagan cults. Through pointed readings of scriptures, myths, and symbols it argues that figures and rites such as the bull, lamb, and fish redeemers, baptism, the Virgin figure, and the cross originate in seasonal and astronomical motifs and in practices of human sacrifice and ritual cannibalism. The book assembles comparative mythology, etymology, and iconography into a series of examples and claims aimed at challenging orthodox religious readings and showing continuity with older sacrificial cults.