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Tables of Contents for The Origin of Table Manners
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Table of Symbols
11
4
Foreword
15
8
PART ONE: THE MYSTERY OF THE WOMAN CUT INTO PIECES
23
64
At the Scene of the Crime
25
29
A Clinging Half
54
33
PART TWO: FROM MYTH TO NOVEL
87
46
The Days and the Seasons
89
35
The Daily Round
124
9
PART THREE: THE CANOE JOURNEY OF THE MOON AND THE SUN
133
64
Exotic Love
135
35
The Stars in their Courses
170
27
PART FOUR: EXEMPLARY LITTLE GIRLS
197
78
On Being a Young Lady
199
27
The Porcupine's Instructions
226
49
PART FIVE: A WOLFISH APPETITE
275
50
The Embarrassment of Choosing
277
28
A Dish of Tripe Mandan Style
305
20
PART SIX: AN EVEN BALANCE
325
108
Groups of Ten
327
49
Three Adornments
376
57
PART SEVEN: THE RULES OF GOOD BREEDING
433
76
The Susceptible Ferryman
435
36
A Short Treatise on Culinary Anthropology
471
25
The Moral of the Myths
496
13
Bibliography
509
22
Index of Myths
531
10
General Index
541