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Autore |
Kuhn Philip A |
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Titolo |
Soulstealers [[electronic resource] ] : the Chinese sorcery scare of 1768 / / Philip A. Kuhn |
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Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1990 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 p. ) : 9 halftones, 10 line illustrations, 2 maps |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Bureaucracy - China - History - 18th century |
Witchcraft - China - History - 18th century |
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China Politics and government 18th century |
China History Qianlong, 1736-1795 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-278) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction A Time of Turmoil Model Rulers Reforming into Collapse The Song in the South Three Doctrines Education and Examination Life Cycle Rituals Exploring the World Within and Without Transforming the Capitals A Changing World of Production Money and Taxes Private Lives in the Public Sphere Conclusion Dynastic Rulers Measures Pronunciation Guide Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 soulstealers. |
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