| Acknowledgments | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract and Key Words in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract and Key Words in English | 第7-9页 |
| Abbreviations | 第9-11页 |
| Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| Chapter I Death of the Phoenix: the Circular Motion of the Cosmos | 第17-35页 |
| 1. The Phoenix Image and its Significance: From Ancient Egypt to the Renaissance | 第18-22页 |
| 2. Death of the Phoenix: an Ancient Astrological Interpretation | 第22-35页 |
| Chapter II Death of the Turtle: Sacrifice and Canonization | 第35-52页 |
| 1. The Turtle as the Symbol of Purity and Love | 第36-39页 |
| 2. The Turtle's Sacrifice | 第39-42页 |
| 3. The Turtle's Love and Canonization | 第42-52页 |
| Chapter III Death as Eternity | 第52-85页 |
| 1. The Procession of Funeral | 第55-59页 |
| 2. The Miraculous Combination of Marriage and Death | 第59-66页 |
| 3. Reason Versus Love | 第66-71页 |
| 4. The End of the Journey: Death as Eternity | 第71-85页 |
| Chapter IV Conclusion: Death as the Archetype of Archetypes | 第85-89页 |
| Bibliography | 第89-93页 |
