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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... served by the eminent G'aojin , a master of river conser- vancy , who was sixty - two at the time of the soulstealing crisis . G'aojin was nothing if not well connected : a member of one of the upper three banners ( His Majesty's own ) ...
... served long in the post of Kiangsu provincial treasurer and could not avoid being imbued with bad habits . Later as ... served only a brief apprenticeship in the Board of Punishments before being posted to the premier circuit ...
... serving in 1768 , the average length of time served in a single post ( since attaining governor's rank ) was 3.5 years for governors - general and 2.2 years for governors . The figure for governors - general is somewhat skewed upward by ...