Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. CHAPTER ONE The Impact of Form, Sound, and Movement on Early Temple Bells 18
7. CHAPTER TWO Dragons, Water, and Sunken Bells 58
8. CHAPTER THREE Convincing Dragons to Make Rain 104
9. CHAPTER FOUR Bells as Objects of Interregional Exchange: Japan, Korea, and Ryukyu 130
10. CHAPTER FIVE War, Diplomacy, and Bell Repatriation 186
11. CONCLUSION Material Mutations and Unsound Bells 248
12. Notes 259
13. Sources Cited 295
14. Index 323
15. About the author 341