Mair, Victor, 44, 54, 67, 147, 154, 158, 182, 183

Manyao, 18, 28, 37

Ma Xiang, 116, 117, 177

Ma Yuan, 59

MaYuanyi, 115

Mandate, xvi, 2, 19, 104-111, 123, 126, 143, 145, 176, 177

Mansvelt Beck, 174-176

Meishan, 63-65, 149, 162

Miao people See also Hmong, xv, 32, 38, 45, 147, 158, 168

Migration, 133, 135, 156, 159, 181

Ming Dynasty, 28, 153, 179

Minority, 1, 24, 26, 76

Mongols, 131, 132, 183

Moyao, 30-46, 49, 73, 167

Nanhua Zhenren See Zhuangzi

Nanjing, 134-136

Nanshi, 30, 31, 33, 155

Nanyue (Heng Mountain), 157, 168

Ordination, 101, 119

Orthodox Unity Daoism (Zhengyi Dao), 13, 98, 170

Ouyang Xiu, 36, 155

Panhu, 28, 31, 33, 34, 36, 45-47, 51-55, 57, 59, 60, 67-70, 73, 75-77, 80, 81, 84, 88, 93, 94, 130, 133, 137, 140, 142, 143, 147, 158-160, 180, 181

Pangu (P’an-ku), 46, 130

Parish (zhi) See also diocese, 101, 104, 172

Passport, 18, 19, 46, 63, 129-145, 157, 179-183

Peach Blossom, 55-58, 63-65, 67, 71, 73, 159-161, 180

Perfected, 105, 107, 113

Primogenitor, 28, 46, 52, 68, 69, 81, 94, 126, 133, 143

Pourret, Jess, 137, 140, 144, 180, 182, 183

Qiang people, 27, 89-91, 168, 178

Qianjiadong (Thousand Family Grotto), 132, 150

Qianzhong, 57, 83, 159, 160, 166

Qin (state, kingdom, dynasty), 18, 50, 51, 57, 58, 66, 69, 80-83, 85, 87, 88, 90, 91, 94, 126, 134, 139, 160, 166, 167, 178

Qing Dynasty, 5, 17, 28, 179

Qin Zaixiong, 41

Quandie (charter), 18, 129, 140, 144

Qu Yuan, 68, 69, 163

Rebellion, 18, 36, 44-46, 51, 68, 71, 73, 87, 89, 92, 104, 113-118, 126, 130, 132, 163, 174, 177

Ritual Master, 14, 151

River Chart and Luo Writing, 110, 175

Robinet, Isabelle, 102

Salt, 37, 45, 78, 79, 84, 165

Sanguozhi, 116, 157, 175, 176

Schafer, Edward, 31, 32, 35, 154

Schipper, Kristofer, 12-14, 119-121, 151, 178

Scott, James, 72

Seidel, Anna, 16, 19, 92, 100, 101, 108, 109, 111, 113, 151, 169, 172

Shangqing, 62

Shenxiao (Divine Empyrean), 124

She people, xv, 38, 39, 179, 180

Shiratori, Yoshiro, 2, 3, 19, 63, 122, 130, 148, 152, 153

Sichuan, 19, 31, 51, 54, 56, 65, 76, 78, 86, 90, 92, 93, 99-103, 114-116, 118, 131, 150, 156-158, 168, 170, 172, 177