| I - On dualism as such | |
| dualism | Vol. I, Preface
Vol. VI, Preface Vol. IX, Preface Vol. IV, Ch. IV.§ 4 Vol. XV, Ch. I |
| II - Periods and civilizations | |
| Greece | Vol. I Archaic and early classical periods
Vol. II and III Fifth and fourth centuries B.C. Vol. VI The Hellenistic world |
| Egypt | Vol. IV, Ch. I |
| Mesopotamia and Anatolia | Vol. IV, Ch. II |
| Israel | Vol. IV, Ch. II |
| Iran | Vol. IV, Ch. IV; Vol. V, Ch. I |
| India | Vol. V, Ch. II |
| China | Vol. V, Ch. III |
| Roman history | Vols. X, XI;
Vol. XII, Ch. I Vol. XIII |
| The Byzantine Empire until 638 | Vol. XV, Chs. I-VI |
| The Byzantine Empire until 638-1453 | Vol. XIX |
| The Islamic world until 732 | Vol. XV, Chs. VII-XI |
| The Islamic World 732-1500 | Vol. XVIII, Ch. I |
| III - Political history | |
| Greece | Vol. II
Vol. VI, Chs. I and II |
| Rome | Vol. X
Vol. XI, Chs. I, II, III, IV |
| Egypt | Vol. IV, Ch. I, §§ 1-4 |
| Mesopotamia and Anatolia | Vol. IV, Ch. III, §§ 1-9 |
| Israel | Vol. IV, Ch. II, § 14
Vol. VI, Ch. I, § 11 |
| Iran | Vol. IV, Ch. IV, §§ 1-3
Vol. V, Ch. I, §§ 1-3 |
| India | Vol. V, Ch. II, §§ 1-11 |
| China | Vol.V, Ch. III, §§ 1-5 |
| Byzantine Empire | Vol. XV, Chs. II-IV
Vol. XIX, Chs. I, II, III, IV |
| The Arab Empire | Vol. XV, Ch. XI |
| The Merovingian Kingdoms | Vol. XVI, Ch. I |
| The Carolingian Empire | Vol. XVI, Ch. II |
| The Holy Roman Empire | Vol. XVI, Chs, III and IV
Vol. XVII |
| The Turkish Empire | Vol. XVIII, Ch. I |
| The Crusades | Vol. XVIII, Chs. IV, V, VI |
| IV - Social history | |
| Greece | Vol. II, Ch. III, § 3
Vol. II, Ch. IV, § 4 |
| India | Vol. V, Ch. II, §§ 13-15
Since esoteric movements are socially distinct from the rest of the population, we may subsume these too under this heading. |
| The Pythagoreans | Vol. I, Ch. I |
| Eleusinian mysteries and Orphics | Vol. I, Ch. IV |
| Yoga | Vol. V, Ch. II, § 21 |
| Jainism | Vol. V, Ch. II, § 22 |
| Dao | Vol. V, Ch. III, § 25 |
| The Essenes | Vol. VIII, Ch. V |
| Almost all Gnostic movements | Vol. VII, Ch. III
Vols. VIII and IX |
| The subjected peoples of the Roman Empire | Vol. XI, Ch. IV |
| The Greeks of the Roman Empire | Vol. XI, Ch. VI |
| The Roman Empire and the Christian Church | Vol. XII, Ch. I |
| Sexuality in the Graeco-Roman world | Vol. XIV, Ch. III |
| Christianity and classical culture | Vol. XIV, Ch. IV |
| Byzantine hooliganism | Vol. XV, Ch. V |
| Arabia before Islam | Vol. XV, Ch. VII |
| Muslims, Jews, and Christians in the Islamic world | Vol. XV, Ch. IX
Vol. XVIII, Ch. III |
| The Jews during the Middle Ages | Vol. XX, Ch. I, Part I |
| The women during the Middle Ages | Vol. XX, Ch. I, Part II |
| V - History of religions | |
| Pythagoreanism | Vol. I, Ch. I |
| The Olympian religion | Vol. I, Ch. IV, §§ 1-8 |
| The Eleusianian mysteries | Vol. I, Ch. IV, § 8 |
| The cult of Dionysus | Vol. I, Ch. IV, § 9 |
| Orphism | Vol. I, Ch. IV, § 10 |
| Greek shamanism | Vol. I, Ch. IV, § 11 |
| Egyptian religion | Vol. IV, Ch. I, §§ 5-7 |
| The religion of Israel | Vol. IV, Ch. II
Vol. VII, Ch. VI |
| Religions of the Middle East | Vol. IV, Ch. III, § 10 |
| Iranian religion | Vol. IV, Ch. IV, §§ 4-12 |
| Mazdakism | Vol. V, Ch. I, Appendix |
| The New Testament | Vol. VII, Ch. IV |
| The Essenes | Vol. VII, Ch. V |
| Hermetism | Vol. VIII, Ch. II |
| The Veda | Vol. V, Ch. II, § 17 |
| Brahmanism | Vol. V, Ch. II, §§ 18-19 |
| Hinduism | Vol. V, Ch. II, § 20 |
| Yoga | Vol. V, Ch. II, § 21 |
| Jainism | Vol. V, Ch. II, § 22 |
| Buddhism | Vol. V, Ch. II, § 23 |
| Confucianism | Vol. V, Ch. III, §§ 16-21 and 23-24 |
| Mohism | Vol. V, Ch. III, § 22 |
| Daoism | Vol. V, Ch. III, § 25 |
| The Gnosis | Vol. VI, Ch. IV
Vol. VII, Chs. I-III Vol. VIII, Chs. III-IX Vol. IX |
| The religions of Late Antiquity | Vol. XIV, Ch. II |
| The Christian Church and the Jews | Vol. XII, Ch. II |
| The Christian Church and Judaizing | Vol. XII, Ch. III |
| Christian theology in the first centuries | Vol. XIII |
| Religious dissensions in the Byzantine Empire until 638 | Vol. XV, Ch. VI |
| Mohammed | Vol. XV, Ch. VII |
| Islam as a religion | Vol. XV, Ch. IX
Vol. XVIII, Ch. II |
| Byzantium and the West | Vol. XIX, Ch. V |
| European mythology | Vol. XX, Ch. II |
| The Messalians | Vol. XX, Ch. III, Part I |
| The Paulicians | Vol. XX, Ch. III. Part II |
| The Bogomils | Vol. XX, Ch. III, Part III |
| Dissident and heretical movements in Lombardia | Vol. XX, Ch. IV |
| Catharism | Vol. XX, Chs. V and VI |
| VI - Philosophy | |
| Pythagoreanism | Vol. I, Ch. I |
| Ionic and Eleatic philosophy | Vol. I, Ch. II |
| Sophists and Socrates | Vol. III, Ch. II |
| Plato aand Aristoteles | Vol. III, Ch. III |
| Hellenistic philosophy | Vol. VI, Ch. III |
| Indian philosophy | Vol. V, Ch. II, § 16 |
| Chinese philosophy | Vol. V, Ch. III, § 15 |
| The philosophy of Philo | Vol. VIII, Ch. I |
| VII - Literature | |
| Greek episcs and lyrics | Vol. I, Ch. III |
| Greek tragedy and comedy | Vol. III, Ch. I |
| VIII - Historiography | |
| Greek historiography | Vol. III, Ch. III, § 1 |
| Old Testament | Vol. IV, Ch. II, §§ 1-6 |
| New Testament | Vol. VII, Ch. IV, §§ 1-2 |
| Ibn Khaldun | Vol. XVII Preface |