Religious culture and violence in traditional China /
The basis of Chinese religious culture, and with that many aspects of daily life, was the threat and fear of demonic attacks. These were inherently violent and could only be counteracted by violence as well - even if this reactive violence was masked by euphemisms such as execution, expulsion, exorc...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2019.
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| Series: | Elements in religion and violence,
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
