Funeral rituals of the Thai people - The process to create a new life for the dead' by Lo Xuan Dua is a study and introduction of steps in conducting a funeral of the Thai people in Phu Yen district, Son La province. The content of this book consists of 4 chapters. Chapter 1: Overview of research situation, theoretical basis and study area. This chapter introduces the study about that Thai people in general and the funeral rituals of the Thai people in particular. Chapter 2: The preparation process of a Thai funeral. The author introduces the concepts of the universe, the death and rituals carried out in a funeral, steps to prepare for worshiping the dead. Chapter 3: The process of conducting rituals of a funeral. Chapter 4: The roles and functions of ritual practices in creating new lives for the dead