Hanzhong, 51, 54, 90, 91, 102, 111, 157, 168, 169

Hawkes, David, 68

Heavenly Emperor, 107, 108, 113

Heming Mountain, 93, 98, 103

Hendrischke, Barbara, 112, 175, 176

Hmong people See also Miao, xv, 4, 138, 147, 154

Holm, David, 61, 151, 161

Huainanzi, 104-111, 171, 173

Huayangguo zhi, 75, 83, 85-91, 166-168, 177

Hunan, 1, 18, 23, 25, 31, 32, 36, 37, 40, 43, 45, 46, 50, 51, 54, 56, 61, 63, 65, 73, 132, 135, 136, 147, 150, 155-159, 162, 180

Hymes, Robert, 123

Immortal, 25, 26, 62, 65, 110, 161

Indigenous, 3, 4, 6, 10, 26, 34, 51, 61-63, 86, 87, 125, 131, 149, 153, 169, 171

Insects, 27, 78, 80, 165

Iu Mien See also Yao people, 4, 46, 64, 130, 132-134, 139, 147, 148, 155, 180, 183

Jade Emperor, 10, 124

Jiang Yingliang, 7, 149

Jiangyong, 132, 150, 180

Jimi (loose reigns), 70, 71

Jingchu See Jingzhou and Chu

Jingman, 51, 52

Jingzhou, 31, 50-55, 81, 114, 115, 126, 155-157, 164, 165

Jinji, 54

Jinshu, 75, 83-86, 90, 91, 164-169

Jiuyi Mountain, 180

Johnson, David, 55, 159

Jonsson, Hjorleifur, xiv, 142

Julu, 113, 117, 175

Kandre, Peter, xiv, 148

Kern, Martin, 134, 135

Khubilai Khan, 131, 132, 183

Kleeman, Terry, 18, 76, 78, 80, 83, 85, 87, 88, 90, 92, 93, 102, 103, 116, 118-120, 160, 164-170, 177

Labels, 18, 25, 27, 38, 49, 61, 84, 152, 160

Lagerwey, John, xvi, 101, 151, 162, 172

Langye, 109

Laos, xiii, 1, 9, 132, 140, 180, 182, 183

Laozi See also Lord Lao, 92, 93, 99, 100, 114, 123, 124, 126, 169-171, 176, 182

Le Blanc, Charles, 173, 174

Lemoine, Jacques, 4, 5, 9, 10, 19, 63, 125, 130, 131, 134-136, 139, 144, 147, 148, 152, 179, 181

Liangshu, 30, 31, 33-35, 154, 155

Libationers, 101, 102

Lingbao (Ling-pao), 62, 137, 159, 171, 182

Lingling, 31, 52, 53, 158, 178, 180

Lingnan, 31, 51, 156

Li Family, 84-89, 91, 167, 169

Li Te, 85-91, 167

Literacy, 2, 13, 16, 89, 121, 143, 179

Litzinger, Ralph, xiv, 148

Liu An, 104, 111, 173-175

Liu Bang See also Gaozu, 83, 85, 91, 176

Liu Bei, 51, 52, 157

Liu Xin (son of Liu Xiang), 108

Liu Yuxi, 31, 42

Lodges of Righteousness (yishe), 103

Lord Lao / Laojun, 79, 92, 93, 99, 103, 182

Lord Lin / Linjun, 76-89, 91, 93, 94, 164-167, 169