CONTENTS
| Chap. | Page | |||||||
| I. | [The Dawn of Civilization] | 1 | ||||||
| II. | [A Far-travelled Invention] | 13 | ||||||
| III. | [Ancient Mariners and Explorers] | 24 | ||||||
| IV. | [The World-wide Search for Wealth] | 36 | ||||||
| V. | [Chinese Dragon Lore] | 46 | ||||||
| VI. | [Bird and Serpent Myths] | 66 | ||||||
| VII. | [Dragon Folk-stories] | 76 | ||||||
| VIII. | [The Kingdom under the Sea] | 95 | ||||||
| IX. | [The Islands of the Blest] | 106 | ||||||
| X. | [The Mother-goddess of China and Japan] | 131 | ||||||
| XI. | [Tree-, Herb-, and Stone-lore] | 158 | ||||||
| XII. | [How Copper-culture reached China] | 189 | ||||||
| XIII. | [The Symbolism of Jade] | 211 | ||||||
| XIV. | [Creation Myths and the God and Goddess Cults] | 256 | ||||||
| XV. | [Mythical and Legendary Kings] | 274 | ||||||
| XVI. | [Myths and Doctrines of Taoism] | 297 | ||||||
| XVII. | [Culture Mixing in Japan] | 324 | ||||||
| XVIII. | [Japanese Gods and Dragons] | 345 | ||||||
| XIX. | [Rival Deities of Life and Death, Sunshine and Storm] | 357 | ||||||
| XX. | [The Dragon-slayer and His Rival] | 371 | ||||||
| XXI. | [Ancient Mikados and Heroes] | 378 | ||||||
| [Index] | 389 | |||||||
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