Soulstealers: The Chinese Sorcery Scare of 1768Harvard University Press, 1990 - 299 頁 Midway through the reign of the Ch’ien-lung emperor, Hungli, in the most prosperous period of China’s last imperial dynasty, 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 provides an intimate glimpse into the world of eighteenth-century China. |
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... believed that Manchus , because of their precious ethnic heritage , could actually rule the Middle Kingdom better than could the Han , and in fact were particularly qualified to translate the moral precepts of Confucianism into impe ...
... believed . Despite the “ absurdity " of the rumors , he believed it possible that someone was maliciously spreading them . Did he also believe that someone was actually attempting to 76 SOULSTEALERS •
... believed that queues were being clipped by paper mannikins sent forth by sorcerers . Governor - general Shen Pao - chen believed that these sorcerers came from the White Lotus tradition . Those whose guilt was " proved " were summarily ...