Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments iX
5. Introduction xi
6. Words and Images 1
7. Controlling Reproduction 21
8. Mothers and Embryos 43
9. Controlling the Pregnant Body 53
10. Divine Origins and Chu Genealogical History 75
11. The Traumatic Births of Non-Zhou Ancestral Founders 93
12. Conclusion 109
13. Notes 111
14. Bibliography 131
15. Index 149