The sinister way : the divine and the demonic in Chinese religious culture / Richard von Glahn.
By: Von Glahn, Richard
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2004Description: xii, 385 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0520234081Subject(s): Demonology -- China -- History | China -- ReligionDDC classification: 299.5/1121 LOC classification: BL1800 | .V66 2004| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-360) 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.