Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Selected Chronology xi
5. On Names xiii
6. PROLOGUE On Origins 1
7. CHAPTER 1 A Unity of Gaps 13
8. CHAPTER 2 Aspirations of Immortality 43
9. CHAPTER 3 Between History and Legend 67
10. CHAPTER 4 A Garden of Forking Paths 92
11. CHAPTER 5 Another Brick in the Wall 126
12. CHAPTER 6 A Very Queer Thing 148
13. EPILOGUE Return to Origins 172
14. APPENDIX Getting There 181
15. Further Reading 187
16. Notes 193
17. Acknowledgments 201
18. Index 203