The sinister way [electronic resource] : the divine and the demonic in Chinese religious culture / Richard von Glahn.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 2004.Description: xii, 385 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BL1800 .V66 2004eb
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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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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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