Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Wang Yi and Han Dynasty Classical Commentary 39
6. Wang Yi and the Woman Who Commissioned the Chu ci zhangju 55
7. The Intergendered Shaman of the Li sao 71
8. The Realm of Shaman Peng 87
9. The Philosophy of the Li sao, Part 1 117
10. The Philosophy of the Li sao, Part 2 131
11. Shaman Xian’s Domain 145
12. Conclusion 165
13. A Translation of the Li sao 183
14. The Nine Songs 195
15. Notes 211
16. Selected Bibliography of Works in Chinese and Japanese 237
17. Selected Bibliography of Works in Western Languages 241
18. Index 255