| Chapter | Page |
| I. | [The Sociology of the Chinese] | 13 |
| II. | [On Chinese Mythology] | 60 |
| III. | [Cosmogony—P’an Ku and the Creation Myth] | 76 |
| IV. | [The Gods of China] | 93 |
| V. | [Myths of the Stars] | 176 |
| VI. | [Myths of Thunder, Lightning, Wind, and Rain] | 198 |
| VII. | [Myths of the Waters] | 208 |
| VIII. | [Myths of Fire] | 236 |
| IX. | [Myths of Epidemics, Medicine, Exorcism, Etc.] | 240 |
| X. | [The Goddess of Mercy] | 251 |
| XI. | [The Eight Immortals] | 288 |
| XII. | [The Guardian of the Gate of Heaven] | 305 |
| XIII. | [A Battle of the Gods] | 320 |
| XIV. | [How the Monkey Became a God] | 325 |
| XV. | [Fox Legends] | 370 |
| XVI. | [Miscellaneous Legends] | 386 |
| | [Glossary and Index] | 425 |