Monotheistic thesis -- Ahura-cult thesis -- Ethno-historical thesis --Ritualistic thesis -- The choice -- The Daeva cult -- Chthonic features of the Daeva cult --The nocturnal rite -- The Greek mysteries --The Magi in Heraclitus and the derveni author --The divine man, the goes, and the magician -- Initiation-based youth Bands and initiatory sacrifice --Eschatology.