Mysterious Illusions (Exploring the Practice of Spirit Possession)

Author: Yao Zhouhui
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Mystical culture is a mysterious and ever-changing treasure trove. Scholars gain glimpses of wisdom from it; administrators summarize political strategies from it; merchants obtain abundant wealth from it; and believers seek binding chains from it. The mystical hue fears the cleansing of facts, and the accumulation of superstition requires scientific cleaning. The fog of thought cannot be dispersed with a sharp axe; historical phenomena need to be explained from a historical perspective. The mystical culture presented before us is a bizarre and complex community, an ideology intertwined with both essence and dross. It has deep-rooted traditions, an all-pervading market, and the ability to regenerate through decline and prosperity. The book elaborates on these aspects in nine chapters.