Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-255).
Contents
One. This book -- 1. Our ancestors -- 3. Phocaea -- 4. Journey to the West -- 5. Fairy story -- 6. What's missing -- 7. Killing the father -- Two. Getting started -- 8. The man in a toga -- 9. Dying before you die -- 10. Masters of dreams -- 11. Apollo -- 12. Goddess -- 13. Iatromantis -- 14. Ecstasy -- 15. The sound of piping -- Three. Founding hero -- 16. The line -- 17. Walking away -- 18. Ameinias -- 19. Like the wind at night -- Four. Playing with toys -- 20. The lawgivers -- 21. A matter of practicalities -- Five. Invisible lightning.