The Dreams of the Living and Hopes of the Dead

Chapter 1. Development of Goguryeo Culture
1. Advent of the 'Eastern Power' Goguryeo and Characteristics of Its Early Culture
2. Establishment of a Pan-Goturyeo Culture during the Mid-Goguryeo Period
3. Upheaval in East Asian Politics of the 6th and 7th Centuries and Goguryeo Culture in Its Later Years

Chapter 2. What are Goguryeo Tomb Murals?
1. What Are Tomb Murals? Concept, Definition and Function
2. Distinctive Methods and Masterials Used in Ancient Tomb Murals
3. Theme and Composition of Goguryeo Tomb Murals
4. The Structure and Construction of Goguryeo Tomb Murals
5. The Development of Funerary Art in China and Goguryeo Tomb Murals

Chapter 3. The Development of Goguryeo Tomb Murals
1. Reception and Assimilation of Tomb Murals
2. The Assimilation and Reworking of the Artistic Styles of the Chinese Nothern and Southern Dynasties
3. Tomb Murals as Aspects of the Development of Goguryeo Culture
4. Conclusion

Appendix. Studies of the Tomb Murals of Goguryeo
1. Foreword
2. The Historical Meaning of the Tomb Murals in Both Temporal and Spatial Terms
3. Perceptions and Expressions
4. Styles, Techniques and Materials
5. Concluding Remarks

Footnotes
List of Maps and Figures
Index