CHAPTER 1 Our Approaches to Dragonology
CHAPTER2 The Dragon's "Origin" and Appearances
The So-Called Unique Origin of International Dragons
Dragons of Chinese Sub-Origin
Miao (Hmong) Dragons
Japanese, Korean, and Bhutanese Dragons
Dragons of Indic Sub-Origin
Dragons of Middle-Eastern Sub-Origin
CHAPTER 3 The Great Dragon Was Cast Out: The Western Dragon as a Symbol
The Western Dragon: Identification with the Judeo-Christian Devill, Monsters, and Enemies
Its Sexualized Image
Its Association with Fire, the Underworld, and Death
The Combination of the Western Dragon's Symbolic Aspects
CHAPTER 4 The Great Dragon Was Enshrined
The Implication of the Chinese Mythological Dragon: the Sky
Spiritual Nobility
Good Fortune and Philosophical Symbol
Emperorship
The Chinese Nation
CHAPTER 5 The Dragon of the Waters, East and West
The Myth of Yu and Hydraulic Despotism
The Chinese Dragon of the Waters
The Different Functions of the Dragon and the Dragon King in the
Hydraulic Society
The Western Dragon of the Waters
The Spring of Water and the Fire
Summary
CHAPTER 6 The Dragon-Slayer
The Dragon Involved in Human Life
Western Dragon-Slayers
Japanese Dragon-Slayers
Chinese Dragon-Slayers
The Structure of Dragon-Slayer Tales
Dragon-Slaying As a Struggle with the "Inner Exoteric"
CHAPTER 7 Dragons As Zoological "Fact," Psychological Archetypes, and Ideological Symbols
Dragons as Fact
Dragons as Psychological Archetypes
The Dragon as Ideological Symbol
Conclusion
CHAPTER 8 The Dragon Between Hard Covers: The Scholarship of Dragon Studies
Western Writings about Dragons
Chinese Writings About Dragons
GLOSSARY