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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... result of population pressure . . . In all the provinces , the fertile land has already been brought under cultivation . Although there are still large areas of mountainous or marshy wasteland , the soil is so poor that it must be left ...
... result , sorcery had spread into many provinces . “ The administration of your two provinces is really despicable . " 18 Where was the harried governor to turn ? Could something be wrong with the Shantung confessions ? Jangboo wrote to ...
... results , " clues could naturally have been found , and the chief criminals would have been unable to slip through ... result , the " principal criminals " were not caught . Nothing was done but to " send petty functionaries out in all ...