Preface by Lang Ying
Preface by Mark Bender
Translator’S Foreword
Profile of the Author
Introduction
Chapter One The Historical and Cultural Context of the Epic of Gesar
Ⅰ.NatureWorship
Ⅱ.Bon Culture
Ⅲ.Buddhist Culture
Chapter Two The Morphology ofTibetan Culture
Ⅰ.The Origin of Tibetan Culture
Ⅱ Chinese Culture andTibetan Culture
Ⅲ.The Influence of Oriental and Occidental Cultures
Chapter Three A Gallery ofthe Tibetan Spirit
Ⅰ.The Echoes ofHistory
Ⅱ.An Unlettered Monument
Ⅲ.A Record ofEthnic Memo
ChapterFour TotemisminAncientTibet
Ⅰ.The Worship ofMountain Gods
Ⅱ. TheWorship ofWarGods
Ⅲ.Totemism
Chapter Five The Cultural Matrix of Tibet
Ⅰ.The Concept ofSouls Being Eternal
Ⅱ.The Concept ofSoul Ejection
Ⅲ.Emanation andthe Soul
Chapter Six Dreams，Divination，and Magic in the Epic of Gesar
Ⅰ.Dreams
Ⅱ.Divination
Ⅲ.Magic
Chapter Seven Society and Utopia in Early Tibet
Ⅰ.The Pursuit ofTruth.Virtue and Beauty
Ⅱ.Awareness of Individual Values and Self：Amrnlation
Ⅲ.Kingdom of Ling：The Tibetan Conception of Utopia
ChapterEight TribesinTibetanSociety
Ⅰ.The Structure ofaTribal Society
Ⅱ.Tribal Federations and Battles
Ⅲ.Tribal Society andTribal Identity
Chapter Nine Conflicts Between Buddhism and Bi；n in the Spread ofGesar
Ⅰ.The Culture Clash Between Buddhism and B6n
Ⅱ.Consequences ofConflicts
Ⅲ.The Impact of the Religious Conflicts on the Epic of Gesar
Chapter Ten Narrative Structure in the Epic ofGesar
Ⅰ.The Structure ofEpics
Ⅱ.Character.Oriented Mode of Narration
Ⅲ.Episodic Structure
Ⅳ.Modes ofTransition Between Episodes
Chapter Eleven A Repository for the Art of Language
Ⅰ.ASimplicityRichinWisdom
Ⅱ.An Excellent Combination of Richness and Accuracy
Ⅲ.Brilliant Images and Appropriate Metaphors
