附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-360) and index.
Ancestors, ghosts, and Gods in ancient China -- The Han cult of the dead and salvific religion -- Shanxiao: mountain goblins --0 Plague demons and epidemic Gods -- The song transformation of Chinese religious culture -- Wutong: from demon to deity -- The enchantment of wealth.
摘要:In 'The Sinister Way', Richard von Glahn examines the emergence and evolution of the Wutong cult within the larger framework of the historical development of Chinese popular or vernacular religion - as opposed to institutional religions such as Buddhism or Daoism.
