龙仿佛无处不在却又神秘莫测，恐怕再难有哪个符号能够如此广泛而彻底地浸透在人类文明中。赵启光编著的《天下之龙(东西方龙的比较研究)(英文版)》将龙置于人类文化结晶的高度，对东西方龙的外形和象征意义进行了全面的探究、比较和分析。书中指出中国龙的外形相似，但在不同背景下却有着不同的象征意义，而西方龙虽形态各异，但代表的含义却几近相同。作为龙学备受瞩目的龙学研究成果之一，本书从动物学、心理学和思想意识三个角度，探讨了龙的起源、形象、象征意义，以及龙的存在等，观点新颖，思路独到。

CHAPTER 1 Our Approaches to Dragonology

CHAPTER 2 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

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