Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction ix
5. 1. Sons and Fathers 1
6. 2. Patricide and Suicide 18
7. 3. The Chinese Oedipus 38
8. 4. Teenage Delinquent or Revolutionary Martyr 59
9. 5. Divine Warrior 81
10. 6. The Child-God 103
11. 7. Biological and Spiritual Fathers 141
12. 8. Esoteric Buddhism 152
13. 9. Nezha, Nalakūbara, and Kṛṣṇa 174
14. Epilogue: Esoteric Buddhism and the Chinese Supernatural 187
15. Abbreviations 191
16. Notes 193
17. Glossary 219
18. Works Cited 225
19. Index 251