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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All were based in Hangchow temples and were wandering the nearby villages to beg alms . Sketches of these men may be ... Because his temple had no means of supporting him , he went begging in his native county , where we now find him .
All were based in Hangchow temples and were wandering the nearby villages to beg alms . Sketches of these men may be ... Because his temple had no means of supporting him , he went begging in his native county , where we now find him .
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Now all four were pursuing the most common outside occupation of monks : begging . Apart from the spiritual benefits of begging ( a demonstration that they had renounced worldly concerns ) , their monastic homes lacked the means to ...
Now all four were pursuing the most common outside occupation of monks : begging . Apart from the spiritual benefits of begging ( a demonstration that they had renounced worldly concerns ) , their monastic homes lacked the means to ...
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Another , perhaps the most common , was begging : small temples commonly lacked enough land endowment to support their inhabitants , and lacking adequate donations or fees from requiem masses , begging was the only way out .
Another , perhaps the most common , was begging : small temples commonly lacked enough land endowment to support their inhabitants , and lacking adequate donations or fees from requiem masses , begging was the only way out .
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