AcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorList of Tables and FiguresPreface1 In the Beginning . 1 Framing the Myth-Time 2 The Importance of Origin Myths2 The Anthology of Anthropogenic Myths 1 The Amis Myths 2 The Atayal Myths 3 The Bunun Myths 4 The Favorlang Myths 5 The Hla'alua Myths 6 The Kanakanavu Myths 7 The Kavalan Myths 8 The Paiwan Myths 8.1 Paiwan Creation Motifs 8.2 Paiwan Genesis Motifs 9 The Pazeh Myths 9.1 +The Kaxabu Myths 10 The Puyuma Myths 11 The Rukai Myths 12 The Saisiyat Myths 13 The Sakizaya Myths 14 The Seediq Myths 15 The Siraya Myths 16 The Truku Myths 17 The Tsou Myths 18 The Yami/Tao Myths3 Salient Origin Motifs 1 Cosmogonic Motifs 2 Theogonic Motifs 3 Creation Motifs 3.1 Singing and Speaking 3.2 Transformation 3.3 Offspring of the Gods 3.

4 God-Human Hybrids 3.5 Transcendental Conception 3.6 The Sons of God 3.7 Human-Animal Hybrids 3.8 Animal Ancestor 3.9 Intermediary Animals as Creation Catalysts 3.10 Creation by People 4 Genesis Motifs 4.1 Stone Genesis 4.

2 Tree Genesis 4.3 Feces Genesis 4.4 Chthonic Genesis 4.5 Bamboo Genesis 4.6 Smoke Genesis 4.7 Lily Genesis 4 Drift Origin Themes 1 Amis Drift 2 Bunun Drift 3 Kavalan Drift 4 Ketagalan Drift 4.1 +Liulang Drift 5 Makatao Drift 6 Paiwan Drift 7 Puyuma Drift 8 Rukai Drift 9 Saisiyat Drift 10 Sakizaya Drift 11 Siraya Drift 12 Trobiawan Drift 13 Truku Drift 14 Yami/Tao Drift5 Conclusions 1 Through the Origin Myth Lens 2 Motives for the Creation of Man 3 Creation En Masse 4 Seeds of Men 5 Interdictions 6 The Death Curse 7 Cosmic Vessels in Formosan Creation Myths 7.1 Sounds of the Cosmic Vessels 8 Instructions of the Gods 9 Final RemarksAppendix A: Formosan Origin Myths CorpusAppendix B: Note on TranslationsAppendix C: Origin MythsReferences CitedIndex.