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Soulstealers: The Chinese Sorcery Scare of 1768
Soulstealers The Chinese Sorcery Scare of 1768
Author: Philip A. Kuhn
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 o...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674821521
ISBN-10: 0674821521
Publication Date: 11/1/2006
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Harvard University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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