Soulstealers: The Chinese Sorcery Scare of 1768Midway through the reign of the Ch'ien-lung emperor, Hungli, mass hysteria broke out among the common people. It was feared that sorcerers were roaming the land, clipping off the ends of men's queues (the braids worn by royal decree) and chanting magical incantations over them in order to steal the souls of their owners. In a fascinating chronicle of this epidemic of fear and the official prosecution of soulstealers that ensued, Philip Kuhn opens a window on the world of eighteenth-century China. |
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of Manchu language and values , even while an enthusiastic patron of Chinese culture . 40 Such an enterprise would seem hopeless ; yet it was required of every ruling dynasty , whether of domestic or foreign origin .
of Manchu language and values , even while an enthusiastic patron of Chinese culture . 40 Such an enterprise would seem hopeless ; yet it was required of every ruling dynasty , whether of domestic or foreign origin .
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But as the Manchu population had increased , bannermen had been gradually “ steeped in wicked customs and ... The monarch was furious : when Manchus were assigned to Green Standard garrisons , he declared , it was to use their riding ...
But as the Manchu population had increased , bannermen had been gradually “ steeped in wicked customs and ... The monarch was furious : when Manchus were assigned to Green Standard garrisons , he declared , it was to use their riding ...
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Manchu cannot wholly express what they have to say , so that Chinese must be used , yet they ought to use Manchu along with it . ” These personnel “ are actually being infected by Han customs and are losing their old Manchu ways .
Manchu cannot wholly express what they have to say , so that Chinese must be used , yet they ought to use Manchu along with it . ” These personnel “ are actually being infected by Han customs and are losing their old Manchu ways .
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