Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Acknowledgements 5
3. Contents 7
4. Part One: Introduction
5. Words as pictures 11
6. The Naxi and their literature 16
7. Elise Scharten, Naxi translator 20
8. The translation method 23
9. Why another translation? 28
10. What to watch out for when reading 29
11. The chelggvq purification ceremony 37
12. Part Two: Annotated Translation
13. Dramatis Personae 43
14. Cover page 45
15. Panel 1-1 — 1-10 47
16. Panel 2-1 — 2-13 58
17. Panel 3-1 — 3-9 73
18. Panel 3-10, 4-1 — 4-9 84
19. Panel 5-1 — 5-10 95
20. Panel 6-1 — 6-9 107
21. Panel 7-1 — 7-8 118
22. Panel 8-1 — 8-10 127
23. Panel 9-1 — 9-9 138
24. Panel 10-1 — 10-9 149
25. Panel 11-1 — 11-9 159
26. Panel 12-1 — 12-7 171
27. Panel 13-1 — 13-7 181
28. Panel 14-1 — 14-11 191
29. Panel 15-1 — 15-10 204
30. Panel 16-1 — 16-7 214
31. Panel 17-1 — 17-11 223
32. Panel 18-1 — 18-9 235
33. Panel 19-1 — 19-8 245
34. Panel 20-1 — 20-10 253
35. Panel 21-1 — 21-10 266
36. Panel 22-1 — 22-10 279
37. Panel 23-1 — 23-12 290
38. Panel 24-1 — 24-10 302
39. Panel 25-1 — 25-10 314
40. Panel 26-1 — 26-8 325
41. Panel 27-1 — 27-7 336
42. Panel 28-1 — 28-11 345
43. Panel 29-1 — 29-11 354
44. Panel 30-1 — 30-9 365
45. Panel 31-1 — 31-8 374
46. Panel 32-1 — 32-8 384
47. Panel 33-1 — 33-3 393
48. References 395
49. Appendix 1: The Scharten manuscript 397
50. Appendix 2: The Scharten translation (sample) 415