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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This fact should lead us to question the usefulness of the designation “ monk , ” which was used in government documents to describe virtually anyone with a robe and a shaved head , whatever his state of religious commitment or ...
This fact should lead us to question the usefulness of the designation “ monk , ” which was used in government documents to describe virtually anyone with a robe and a shaved head , whatever his state of religious commitment or ...
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The forms of these documents were rigidly prescribed , and irregularities were grounds for impeachment . Although today's social historian finds in these “ routine " memorials the very pith of everyday Chinese life , the medium was ill ...
The forms of these documents were rigidly prescribed , and irregularities were grounds for impeachment . Although today's social historian finds in these “ routine " memorials the very pith of everyday Chinese life , the medium was ill ...
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In a modern context , the gratitude memorial might seem the most abject of documents . It expresses utter personal dependency . Where is the " status honor ” that is supposed to characterize the exalted scholar - bureaucrat ?
In a modern context , the gratitude memorial might seem the most abject of documents . It expresses utter personal dependency . Where is the " status honor ” that is supposed to characterize the exalted scholar - bureaucrat ?
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