Empowered writing
Subtitle: exorcistic and apotropaic rituals in medieval China
By: Stephan Peter Bumbacher
Publisher: Three Pines Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: St. Petersburg, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9781931483230
Subjects: Exorcism; History; Chinese language; Talismans; Religious aspects; Writing
Other titles: Exorcistic and apotropaic rituals in medieval China
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: From tally to certificate of legitimation; title: Fu-tallies and political authority; title: The religious context; title: Petition rituals; title: Daoist bureaucracy and registers; title: Daoist sacred scriptures; title: The Buddhist context; title: Whose influence?; title: Epilogue: the end of Chinese magic.