THE MYTHIC CHINESE UNICORN

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Jeannie Thomas Parker

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THE MYTHIC CHINESE UNICORN
ABSTRACT
PREFACE
DEDICATION
CHRONOLOGY OF CHINA
Chapter. 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE MYTHIC CHINESE UNICORN
Chapter 2. EARLIEST PICTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE FOR THE ZHI
Chapter 3. THE ANIMAL REPRESENTED IN THE ZHI PICTOGRAPH – SAOLA
Chapter 4. LATER EVOLUTION OF CHINESE CHARACTERS
Chapter 5. THE UNICORN ZHI AND THE LAW
Chapter 6. THE ‘TIBETAN UNICORN’ – CHIRU
Chapter 7. IMAGES OF ZHI IN THE SHANG DYNASTY
Chapter 8. EARLIEST PICTORIAL EVIDENCE FOR THE ZHI
Chapter 9. THE CONFUSION ABOUT THE LIN
Chapter 10. AUSPICIOUS ANIMALS IN HAN ART
Chapter 11. THE ZHI BECOMES A TOMB DOOR GUARDIAN
Chapter 12. THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES OF UNICORN
Chapter 13. THE REAL UNICORN ELASMOTHERIUM
Chapter 14. DRAGON’S BONES AND DRAGON’S TEETH
Chapter 15. THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE UNICORN
Chapter 16. THE RHINOCEROS IN ANCIENT CHINA
Chapter 17. THE ANCIENT USES OF RHINOCEROS HORN
Chapter 18. RHINOCEROS HORN AND THE POISONFEATHER BIRD
Chapter 19. EARLY MARITIME TRADE IN RHINO HORN
Chapter 20. THE CINNAMON ROUTE
Chapter 21. THE TASTES OF PARADISE
Chapter 22. THE MYTHIC RHINOCEROS-UNICORN
Chapter 23. THE MAGIC OF THE HORN
Chapter 24. GE HONG’S IDEAS AND THEIR INFLUENCE
Chapter 25. THE DESIGNS ON THE HORN
Chapter 26. THE SPIRIT-RHINOCEROS-UNICORN XINIU
Chapter 27. THE ANCIENT TRADE IN NARWHAL HORN
Chapter 28. NARWHAL HORN BECOMES MAGICAL
Chapter 29. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
ENDNOTES
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Chinese Unicorn
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