The Discourse on Foxes and Ghosts

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Pub. Date: 1998-11-24
Publisher(s): Chinese Univ Pr
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Illustrations
Ji Yun and the Eighteenth-Century Zhiguaip. 1
Close Scrutiny and Oral Storytellingp. 39
Questions of Belief and Disbeliefp. 77
Boxue: Understanding the Supernaturalp. 111
Didacticism and the Zhiguai Genrep. 149
The Didacticism of Close Scrutinyp. 187
Conclusion: Zhiguai as Discoursep. 245
Appp. 251
The "Oral" Talesp. 253
The Belief Talesp. 265
The Kaozheng Talesp. 275
The Didactic Talesp. 287
Glossaryp. 301
Bibliographyp. 311
Indexp. 337
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