Soulstealers : the Chinese sorcery scare of 1768 /

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In the reign of Ch'ien-lung emperor, Hungli, mass hysteria broke out. It was feared that sorcerers were roaming the land clipping off the ends of men's queues (braids worn by royal decree) and stealing their souls. Kuhn chronicles this epidemic of fear and the official prosecution of souls...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kuhn, Philip A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1990.
Temas:
1700-1799
Bureaucracy > China > History > 18th century.
Witchcraft > China > History > 18th century.
Bureaucratie > Chine > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Sorcellerie > Chine > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Bureaucracy
Politics and government
Witchcraft
Heksenprocessen.
Hekserij.
Massahysterie.
China > Politics and government > 18th century.
China > History > Qianlong, 1736-1795.
Chine > Politique et gouvernement > 18e siècle.
Chine > Histoire > 1736-1795 (Qianlong)
China
Politics > History, 1644-1912
Magic (Occultism) > History
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the reign of Ch'ien-lung emperor, Hungli, mass hysteria broke out. It was feared that sorcerers were roaming the land clipping off the ends of men's queues (braids worn by royal decree) and stealing their souls. Kuhn chronicles this epidemic of fear and the official prosecution of soulstealers.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 299 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-278) and index.
ISBN:9780674039773
0674039777

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