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Telling Stories : Witchcraft and Scapegoating in Chinese History

Telling Stories : Witchcraft and Scapegoating in Chinese History

Penned By Barend J. ter Haar
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Telling Stories : Witchcraft and Scapegoating in Chinese History

Telling Stories : Witchcraft and Scapegoating in Chinese History

Penned By Barend J. ter Haar
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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.

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Released December 1, 2005
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Barend J. ter Haar is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Barend J. ter Haar can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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