1 Introduction
2 From "This Shore" to "the Other Shore"
3 Rituals for Returning to "the Other World"
3．1 Death
3．2 Washing and Dressing the Dead
3．3 Death Announcing and Condolence Expressing
3．4 Corpse Encoffinning and Funeral Procession
3．5 Tomb Site Choosing and Burial
3．6 Sacrificing and Mourning
4 Diversified Funeral Customs
4． 1 Cremation
4．2 Interment
4． 3 Other Special Funeral Customs
5 Funeral Tools， Burial Modes and Burial Objects
6 Funeral Practices in Rural Communities
6． 1 Cremation in Bowan
6．2 Burial with a Wooden Coffin in Buzhuwan
6． 3 Summary
7 Shamanist Perception of "the Other World"
7．1 Condolence Expressing and Mourning
7．2 Tomb Site Choosing and Farewell Song Singing
7．3 Funeral Procession and Burial
7．4 Soul Recalling and Sacrifice Offering
7．5 Disposal of Those Who Died Unnaturally or at a Faraway Place
8 Influences of the Religious Ethics
9 Culture Inheriting Function of the Funeral Rites
10 Ceremonies for the Deceased
References
Glossary
Postscript
Postscript by the Translator