Table des matières

BOOK I. DISPOSAL OF THE DEAD.

PART III. THE GRAVE.

Chapter

I.    The Genesis of the Grave.

II.    The Grave as the Dwelling of the Soul.

III.    Placing Food and Drink in the Grave. Sacrificing on the Tombs. Grave Altars and Grave Temples.

IV.    Placing Valuables, Requisites of Life, Animals etc, in the Grave.

V.    Concerning large Tombs, big Tumuli, and Grave Trees.

VI.    On Mourning Customs.

The Origin of Mourning and Fasting for the Dead — Renouncing the Dwelling and its Furniture as a token of Mourning — Mourning as a Social and Political Institution in Ancient and Modern China — Music prohibited during Mourning — Abstaining from Sexual Intercourse and Marriage while in Mourning — It is forbidden to separate one’s self from the Clan and divide the Patrimony while in Mourning — Mourning observed for Rulers — Mourning for Teacher — Contact with Mourning is hurtful to Men and Gods.

VII.    Fasting for the Dead.

VIII.    Reaction against the Waste of Wealth in burying the Dead.

Sacrificing valueless Counterfeits to the Dead.

IX.    Concerning the Sacrifice of Human Beings at Burials, and Usages connected therewith.

The Sacrifice of Human Beings at Burials — On the Custom of Dwelling upon Tombs — On Burying Deceased Wives in the Tombs of their Pre-deceased Hus­bands. Marriages after Death — On Burying Human Effigies with the Dead and Placing Stone Images upon the Tombs.