Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xi
5. Chapter 1. Immigrant Gods on the Road to Jindō 1
6. Chapter 2. Karakami and Animal Sacrifice 25
7. Chapter 3. Female Rulers and Female Immortals 55
8. Chapter 4. The Queen Mother of the West and the Ghosts of the Buddhist Tradition 84
9. Chapter 5. Shamanesses, Lavatories, and the Magic of Silk 109
10. Chapter 6. Silkworms and Consorts 136
11. Chapter 7. Silkworm Cults in the Heavenly Grotto 155
12. Conclusion 193
13. Glossary of Names and Terms 197
14. Appendix 223
15. Notes and Abbreviations 237
16. Works Cited 279
17. Index 295