ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
LIST OF MAPS, FIGURES, AND TABLES
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER TWO DEATH AS JOURNEY IN ANCIENT CHINA
CHAPTER THREE ENTERING THE EARTH
1. SHAO TUO’S BURIAL
1.1. The Inner Coffins
1.2. The Outer Coffin
1.3. The Eastern Compartment
1.4. The Southern Compartment
1.5. The Western Compartment
1.6. The Northern Compartment
2. SACRED SPACE: THE INNER AND OUTER
CHAPTER FOUR SHAO TUO’S DEPARTURE
1. THE DIVINATION TEXT
1.1. Baoshan Terms for Rituals, Offerings, and Spirits
2. THE LACQUER PAINTING
CHAPTER FIVE THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE AFTERLIFE
CHAPTER SIX EPILOGUE
APPENDIX ONE BAOSHAN DIVINATION TEXT
Event I: 318 BCE Early Summer
Event II: 317 BCE Early Spring
Event III: 317 BCE Late Spring
Event IV: 317 BCE Midsummer
Event V: 317 BCE Midwinter
Event VI: 317 BCE Midwinter
Event VII: 316 BCE Early Summer
Event VIII: 316 BCE Early Summer
APPENDIX TWO BAOSHAN INVENTORY TEXT
1. BAMBOO STRIPS 251-277
2. BAMBOO PLAQUE
APPENDIX THREE WANGSHAN TOMB 1 DIVINATION TEXT
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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