Table des matières

Book II. THE SOUL AND ANCESTRAL WORSHIP.

PART IV. THE WAR AGAINST SPECTRES.

Chapter

I.    The place of Demonocracy and Exorcism in the Taoist System.

II.    Antiquity of Exorcism. Terminology.

III.    Light and Fire, Fireworks, and Noise.

IV.    Shen-t‘u and Yuh-lei, Peaches, Tigers, Ropes.

V.    The Cock.

VI.    Twigs and Brooms.

VII.    Exorcising Processions.

VIII.    Weapons.

IX.    Mirrors.

X.    Dogs and Blood.

XI.    Classical and other Writings.

XII.    Spells and Charms.

XIII.    The War against Animal-Demons.

XIV.    Exorcising Therapeutics and Medical Charms.

XV.    Sepulchral Medicines and Amulets.

XVI.    Evil averted or exorcised by means of Substitutes or Surrogates.

XVII.    Domonolatry.

XVIII.    Miscellaneous Practices against Spectral Evil.

XIX.    Use and Disuse of Names.

XX.    Man an Exorcist by Nature, and on account of his Learning, Position, and Virtue.

XXI.    Spectre-seers.

XXII.    Historical and mythycal Specialists in Exorcism.

 

PART V. THE PRIESTHOOD OF ANIMISM.

I.    Wu-ism before and during the Han Period.

II.    Wu-ism after the Han Period : 1. The Wu as Seers of Spirits and as Soothsayers. — 2. The Wu as Exorcising Physicians. — 3. Wu-isrn employed and persecuted by the State.

III.    The Sacrificing and Exorcismg Wu of the present Time. — The Religious Dress of the Wu-ist Priests.

IV.    Possessed Mediums, Exorcists and Seers.

V.    Spirit-Writing and other Oracular Work.

VI.    Female Wu-ism of the Present.