TY - BOOK AU - Kuhn,Philip A. TI - Soulstealers: the Chinese sorcery scare of 1768 SN - 0674821513 (alk. paper) AV - JQ1508 .K84 1990 U1 - 951/.032 20 PY - 1990/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - Harvard University Press KW - Bureaucracy KW - China KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Witchcraft KW - Heksenprocessen KW - gtt KW - Hekserij KW - Massahysterie KW - Bureaucratie KW - Chine KW - 18e siècle KW - ram KW - Sorcellerie KW - Hexenglaube KW - swd KW - Bürokratie KW - Hexerei KW - Politics and government KW - Qianlong, 1736-1795 KW - 1736-1795 (Qianlong) KW - Politics KW - History, 1644-1912 KW - Magic (Occultism) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-278) and index; Tales of the China clipper -- The properous age -- Threats seen and unseen -- The crime defined -- The roots of sorcery fear -- The campaign in the provinces -- On the trail of the master-sorcerers -- The end of the trail -- Political crime and bureaucratic monarchy -- Theme and variations ER -