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The sinister way : the divine and the demonic in Chinese religious culture
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Title
The sinister way : the divine and the demonic in Chinese religious culture / Richard von Glahn.
ISBN
0520234081 (cloth : alk. paper)
Published
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, c2004.
Physical Description
xii, 385 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 29, 2004
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-360) and index.
Contents
Ancestors, ghosts, and gods in ancient China
The Han cult of the dead and salvific religion
Shanxiao : mountain goblins
Plague demons and epidemic gods
The song transformation of Chinese religious culture
Wutong : from demon to deity
The enchantment of wealth.
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