The Black pullet: science of magical talisman
The Black pullet: science of magical talisman
Empowered writing explores the inherent powers of Chinese talismans, petitions, registers, and holy scriptures, presenting a systematic study of their exxorcistic and apotropaic properties. Using a vast arsenal of original sources, the book traces the unfolding and transformatio…
Empowered writing explores the inherent powers of Chinese talismans, petitions, registers, and holy scriptures, presenting a systematic study of their exxorcistic and apotropaic properties. Using a vast arsenal of original sources, the book traces the unfolding and transformatio…
Empowered Writing explores the inherent powers of Chinese talismans, petitions, registers, and holy scriptures, presenting a systematic study of their exorcistic and apotropaic properties. The book divides into three parts: tallies, petitions, and scriptures-all inherently empow…
Introduction -- The Writ in early medieval southern China -- The religious life of objects: the talismans of the Writ and their surviving fragments -- Beyond talismans: alchemy, charts, and meditation in relation to the Writ -- From local lore to universal Dao: the cavern of div…
