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