Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS vii
4. TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE ix
5. ABBREVIATIONS xi
6. INTRODUCTION xiii
7. PREFACE 1
8. CHAPTER ONE: General Principles of Ritual 5
9. CHAPTER TWO: The Capping Ceremony 35
10. CHAPTER THREE: Weddings 48
11. CHAPTER FOUR: Funerals 65
12. CHAPTER FIVE: Sacrificial Rites 153
13. APPENDIX A: Editions of Chu Hsi’s 179
14. APPENDIX B: Chinese Text of Chu Hsi’s 183
15. GLOSSARY 213
16. SOURCES CITED 221
17. INDEX 229