The sinister way

Von Glahn, Richard.

The sinister way the divine and the demonic in Chinese religious culture / [electronic resource] : Richard von Glahn. - Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 2004. - xii, 385 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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2009.
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Demonology--History.--China


China--Religion.


Electronic books.

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