Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS xi
4. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xii
5. CHAPTER ONE. THE THOUGHT AND SOCIETY OF HAN CHINA 1
6. CHAPTER TWO. THE PERIOD OF PREPARATION 21
7. CHAPTER THREE. THE PERIOD OF DOMESTICATION 42
8. CHAPTER FOUR. THE PERIOD OF INDEPENDENT GROWTH 65
9. CHAPTER FIVE. THE PERIOD OF APPROPRIATION 86
10. CHAPTER SIX. THE LEGACY OF BUDDHISM IN CHINA 108
11. A SELECTION OF FURTHER READINGS 129
12. INDEX 139