Telling Stories - Witchcraft and Scapegoating in Chinese History (Hardcover)

This book analyzes the role of oral stories in Chinese witch-hunts. Successive chapters deal with the implications of Chinese versions of the Little Red Riding Hood story; the use of parts of the adult human body, children and foetuses, to draw out their life-force; attacks by mysterious creatures, causing open wounds, suffocation, the loss of hair and the like; the presence of a Drought Demon in the corpses of recently deceased women; and finally the emperor forcibly recruiting unmarried women for his harem. Of interest to historians and anthropologists working on oral traditions, folklore and witch-hunts (also from a comparative perspective), but also to those working on anti-Christian movements and the intersection of popular fears and political history in China.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Sinica Leidensia, 71
Release date:	November 2005
First published:	2006
Authors:	Barend Haar
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	382
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-14844-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology Promotions
LSN:	90-04-14844-2
Barcode:	9789004148444

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