Midway through the reign of Ch'ien-lung emperor, Hungli, mass hysteria broke out. It was feared that sorcerers were roaming the land clipping off the ends of men's queues (braids worn by royal decree) and chanting magical incantations over them in order to steal the souls of their owners. In this book, Kuhn chronicles this epidemic of fear and the official prosecution of soulst...
Midway through the reign of Ch'ien-lung emperor, Hungli, mass hysteria broke out. It was feared that sorcerers were roaming the land clipping off the ends of men's queues (braids worn by royal decree) and chanting magical incantations over them in order to steal the souls of their owners. In this book, Kuhn chronicles this epidemic of fear and the official prosecution of soulstealers that ensued, so opening up a window on 18th-century China. The book raises questions not just about China, but also about past human behaviour in general and it demonstates how in any society, a provincial panic can become a national witch-hunt.
Philip A. Kuhn was Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History and of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University.
目录
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1. Tales of the China Clipper
2. The Prosperous Age
3. Threats Seen and Unseen
4. The Crime Defined
5. The Roots of Sorcery Fear
6. The Campaign in the Provinces
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1. Tales of the China Clipper
2. The Prosperous Age
3. Threats Seen and Unseen
4. The Crime Defined
5. The Roots of Sorcery Fear
6. The Campaign in the Provinces
7. On the Trail of the Master-Sorcerers
8. The End of the Trail
9. Political Crime and Bureaucratic Monarchy
10. Theme and Variations
Notes
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
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36 有用 St. Crescendo 2010-08-03 20:19:38
汉学研究中一朵奇葩，巫术亦可登学术之殿堂。孔飞力素来都因选题剑走偏锋而闻名。这《叫魂》是他在Harvard的博士论文。据说当年这本《叫魂》让美国汉学界大为吃惊，因为他从“叫魂”这个很小的点切入，进而以小见大揭示出康乾盛世之下其实已有亡音。虽然美国汉学界有些人对他这个“一叶知秋”式的argument存有质疑，觉得他升华得有些牵强，但是此书的价值还是相当高的。
0 有用 CHIPS🕶 2023-10-15 08:33:17 美国
十年后重读，微观与宏观之间的巧妙链接仍令人拍案叫绝。如果有一本能代表我学术品位的书，非《叫魂》莫属。
0 有用 忘憂 2013-11-06 23:12:52
全文閱讀，啓發頗深。silver這段比較“headache”。
3 有用 常务副momo 2020-01-03 08:20:30
此书是極好的反駁國內「去美國學個什麼勁的中國史」之類言論的材料。前八章叙述叫魂案的前因后果，适时插入High Qing文化社会背景的内容。最后两章结合全部交给分析，略显突兀。在Weber的研究和已有清朝官僚体制和权力运作的文献基础上，提出君主的独裁权力和官僚的程式化权力可以共存的观点。乾隆醉翁之意不在酒，真正关心的不是谁剪了辫子，而是他的江山和奴才。但奴才（干部）们又是社会的安全阀。
3 有用 cyriacus 2020-06-26 20:37:38
Sadly still very relevant today