| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abbreviations | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Abstract | 第10-11页 |
| Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Subsistence Crisis and Spiritual Resolution | 第19-29页 |
| 1.1 The Subsistence Crisis of Afro-Americans | 第19-22页 |
| 1.2 The Futility of Christianity in Resolving Afro-Americans’ Subsistence Crisis | 第22-24页 |
| 1.3 Spiritualism in Resolving Afro-Americans’ Subsistence Crisis | 第24-29页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Identity Crisis and Spiritual Resolution | 第29-41页 |
| 2.1 The Identity Crisis of Afro-Americans | 第30-33页 |
| 2.2 Ritual Death and Identity Revivification | 第33-36页 |
| 2.3 Spiritualism in Resolving Afro-Americans’ Identity Crisis | 第36-41页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ The Restoration of the Black Community as Means of Spiritual Resolution | 第41-50页 |
| 3.1 Afro-Americans "Finding Their Own Song" | 第42-45页 |
| 3.2 Afro-Americans "Being Right Together" | 第45-47页 |
| 3.3 The Black Community and Transcending the Black Community | 第47-50页 |
| Conclusion | 第50-52页 |
| Bibliography | 第52-57页 |
