Soulstealers

The Chinese Sorcery Scare of 1768

Philip A. Kuhn

  • Winner of the 1990 Joseph Levenson Prize of the Association for Asian Studies
  • Introduction
  1. A Time of Turmoil
  2. Model Rulers
  3. Reforming into Collapse
  4. The Song in the South
  5. Three Doctrines
  6. Education and Examination
  7. Life Cycle Rituals
  8. Exploring the World Within and Without
  9. Transforming the Capitals
  10. A Changing World of Production
  11. Money and Taxes
  12. Private Lives in the Public Sphere
  • Conclusion
  • Dynastic Rulers
  • Measures
  • Pronunciation Guide
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index
  • Cover: Soulstealers
  • A photo of the author

Philip A. Kuhn is Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History and of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University.