Subject: Witchcraft--China--History--18th century

Soulstealers : the Chinese sorcery scare of 1768
AuthorKuhn, Philip A.
PlaceCambridge, MA
PublisherHarvard University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
Series
ShelfDirector's Office
Call NumberJQ1508.K84 1990
Descriptionxi, 299 p., [2] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
NoteSoulstealers : the Chinese sorcery scare of 1768 / Philip A. Kuhn.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-278) and index.
Tales of the China clipper -- The properous age -- Threats seen and unseen -- The crime defined -- The roots of sorcery fear -- The campaign in the provinces -- On the trail of the master-sorcerers -- The end of the trail -- Political crime and bureaucratic monarchy -- Theme and variations.
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ISBN9780674821521
LCCN90032807