| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| 1.1 Origin of the study | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 The structure of the thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-27页 |
| 2.1 Anthropological approach to Christianity in China | 第16-20页 |
| 2.2 Religion and marriage | 第20-21页 |
| 2.3 Family memory | 第21-23页 |
| 2.4 Chinese minor marriage | 第23-24页 |
| 2.5 Chinese wedding ritual | 第24-25页 |
| 2.6 Summary | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第27-36页 |
| 3.1 Ethnographic approach to cultural studies | 第27-29页 |
| 3.1.1 Participant observation | 第28页 |
| 3.1.2 Interview | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2 Oral history | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3 Writing as ethnographic and cultural inquiry | 第30-31页 |
| 3.4 Data collection | 第31-36页 |
| 3.4.1 The Site | 第31-34页 |
| 3.4.2 Uncomfortable with my identity as a researcher | 第34-35页 |
| 3.4.3 Father is the greatest helper | 第35-36页 |
| Chapter Four Exploring Historical Roots of Christianity's Encounter with Confucianism | 第36-48页 |
| 4.1 Chinese Rites Controversy | 第36-39页 |
| 4.2 A missionary's interpretation of Chinese wedding ritual | 第39-48页 |
| 4.2.1 "Great discrepancy" between Chinese and Western hunli | 第39-42页 |
| 4.2.2. Appropriate time to get married | 第42-45页 |
| 4.2.3. Summary | 第45-48页 |
| Chapter Five Three Generations of Marriage Practices in My Family | 第48-87页 |
| 5.1 It was not against ritual—taigong's marriage to taipo | 第50-55页 |
| 5.1.1 Christian Brother Xu's warm recommendation | 第51页 |
| 5.1.2 The first arranged date | 第51-52页 |
| 5.1.3 Taipo's being presented to zengzhufu | 第52页 |
| 5.1.4 Riding a horse to welcome the bride | 第52-53页 |
| 5.1.5 Summary | 第53-55页 |
| 5.2 We have to get married after growing up—grandparents' marriage | 第55-62页 |
| 5.2.1 Choosing a right match-maker | 第58-59页 |
| 5.2.2 We just decided a date and ate a meal together | 第59-60页 |
| 5.2.3 Summary | 第60-62页 |
| 5.3 Cementing old ties by marriage—parents' marriage | 第62-79页 |
| 5.3.1 Rich water should be kept in one's own fields | 第63-70页 |
| 5.3.2 Choosing an auspicious date--qingqi | 第70页 |
| 5.3.3 A wedding ritual in Christian's way | 第70-71页 |
| 5.3.4 Engagement—ritual conflict | 第71-72页 |
| 5.3.5 Negotiating caili--nacai | 第72-74页 |
| 5.3.6 Preparation for the wedding dinner | 第74-75页 |
| 5.3.7 Qijia--the earlier, the more prosperous | 第75-77页 |
| 5.3.8 Wedding Ceremony at mother's home | 第77-78页 |
| 5.3.9 Summary | 第78-79页 |
| 5.4 Aunt Baoxiu's struggle in being a wife or a nun | 第79-87页 |
| 5.4.1 Being a nun is her destiny | 第80-81页 |
| 5.4.2 Approaching mate-selection ads | 第81-83页 |
| 5.4.3 He should be baptized | 第83-85页 |
| 5.4.4 Summary | 第85-87页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第87-93页 |
| 6.1 From conflict to dialogue:a comparative perspective | 第89-90页 |
| 6.2 Implication | 第90-93页 |
| Bibliography | 第93-102页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第102-105页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第105-125页 |
