Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xi
3. Illustrations xiii
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. A Note on Terminology and Names xix
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. The Ancestors Who Founded the Village 13
8. 2. The Bishop and the Wolf 41
9. 3. The Priest Who Ran Away to Rome 65
10. 4. The Boxer Uprising and the Souls in Purgatory 92
11. 5. The Missionary Who Cursed the Village 116
12. 6. The Four Fragrances and the Flying Bicycle 145
13. 7. The Village Since the 1980s 172
14. Conclusion 199
15. Notes 211
16. Glossary 249
17. Bibliography 253
18. Index 271