Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments VII
3. Contents IX
4. List of Figures XIII
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter One Names that Heal 14
7. Chapter Two Names that Help Beyond Healing 73
8. Chapter Three Names that Harm 94
9. Chapter Four Tibetan Names 120
10. Chapter Five Ancient Mediterranean Onomastic Theories 132
11. Chapter Six Indo-Tibetan Onomastic Theories 156
12. Conclusion 166
13. Bibliography 173
14. Index 187