Author | Kuhn, Philip A. |
Place | Cambridge, MA |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Collection | Ricci Institute Library |
Language | English |
Type | Book |
Shelf | Director's Office |
Call Number | JQ1508.K84 1990 |
Description | xi, 299 p., [2] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Note | Soulstealers : 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. |
ISBN | 9780674821521 |
LCCN | 90032807 |