Religious and social aspects are two sides of totemism. Besides satisfying the spiritual living of people in original times, it was also closely related to social organizational system, legal system and marriage system and engendered a complex religious cultural system which played an important role in mankind's initial society.

Totemism is very peculiar among various beliefs in mankind's history,and it is hard to understand many relevant customs until today.

Chapter Ⅰ Totem and Totemism

Ⅰ. What is Totemism

Ⅱ. Origin of Totem

Ⅲ. Functions of Totem

Chapter Ⅱ Characters of Totemism of Chinese Minority Ethnic Groups

Chapter Ⅲ Totem Objects and Totem Types

Ⅰ. Varieties of Totem Objects

Ⅱ. Derivation of Totem Objects

Ⅲ. Types of Totems

Chapter Ⅳ Peculiar Religious Conept

Ⅰ. Old Religious Ideology： Totem Kinship Concept

Ⅱ. Ancient Ancestor Concept： Totem Ancestor Concept

Ⅲ. Embryonic Form of Gods： Totemic Gods

Ⅳ. Fantastic Birth Concept： Totem Birth Belief

Chapter Ⅴ The Earliest Clan Badges and Symhols

Ⅰ. Totemic Symbols

Ⅱ. Totem Banners

Ⅲ. Totems on Architectures

Ⅳ. Totem Names

Ⅴ. Totem Names and Origin of Family Names

Chapter Ⅵ Mysterious Ceremony

Ⅰ. Ceremony of Initiation

Ⅱ. The Fertility Ceremony

Ⅲ. Ceremony of Praying for Children

Ⅳ. Ceremony of Offering Sacrifice to Ancestor

Chapter Ⅶ Strange, Unwritten Law

Ⅰ. Types of Totemic Taboo

Ⅱ. Unwritten Law： The Totem Taboo

Ⅲ. The Original Marriage Law： Totemic External Marriage

Chapter Ⅷ Early Fairy Tales and Arts

Ⅰ. Rich and Colorful Totemic Fairy Tales

Ⅱ. A Strange Flower： Totemic Art

Chapter Ⅸ Totem Worship and Traditional Culture of Chinese Minority Ethnic Groups

Ⅰ. Culture Accumulation and Totems Worship

Ⅱ. Cultural Ecology and Totem Worship

Ⅲ. Religious Functions and Totem Worship