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Chinese Ghouls And Goblins
''Chinese Ghouls and Goblins'' is a book on the supernatural in Chinese folklore written by British author Gerald Willoughby-Meade and published in London in 1928. The book is 431 pages long and divided into 15 chapters. A notable chapter of the book is devoted to hopping corpse, Chinese Vampires referred to as ''Ch'iang Shih'', and it was extensively cited by Montague Summers in his book ''The Vampire, His Kith and Kin'' (1928, London). The book was also cited by a number of other works, such as ''Chinese Lineage and Society'' and ''Rats, Cats, Rogues, and Heroes: Glimpses of China's Hidden Past''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chinese Ghouls And Goblins 1928 books Chinese folklore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Folklore
Chinese folklore encompasses the folklore of China, and includes songs, poetry, dances, puppetry, and tales. It often tells stories of human nature, historical or legendary events, love, and the supernatural. The stories often explain natural phenomena and distinctive landmarks. Along with Chinese mythology, it forms an important element in Chinese folk religion. History Folktales The main influences on Chinese folk tales have been Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism. Some folktales may have arrived from Germany when Grimm brothers had contributed some materials for the folktales regard to the country life of the German dwellers since the 1840s; others have no known western counterparts, but are widespread throughout East Asia.Eberhard, Wolfram, ''Folktales of China.''(1965). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1965. University of Congress Catalog Card Number: 65-25440 Chinese folktales include a vast variety of forms such as myths, legends, fables, etc. A number of collections ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Willoughby-Meade
Gerald Willoughby-Meade (25 September 1875 - 24 June 1958) was a British author who wrote on the subject of the supernatural in Chinese folklore. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society and a member of council of the China Society in London. He was a friend of Lionel Giles to whom he dedicated his book ''Chinese Ghouls and Goblins''. His publications include: * ''The Grotesque in Chinese Art'' (1918, London) ** which was presented as a paper and read before the China Society. * ''Ghost and Vampire Tales of China'' (1925, London) ** which was presented as a paper and read before the China Society, 28 May 1925. * ''Chinese Ghouls and Goblins'' (1928, London) ** which was cited extensively in Montague Summers' book ''The Vampire, His Kith and Kin'' (1928, London) ** which had two stories, The Celestial Stag and Saved by the Book, reprinted in the anthology ''The Book of Fantasy'' (originally published in 1940 as ''Antologia de la literatura fantastica'', Argentina) edited b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopping Corpse
A jiāngshī, also known as a Chinese hopping vampire, is a type of reanimated corpse in Chinese folklore, Chinese legends and folklore. The characters for "jiāngshī" are read goeng-si in Cantonese, cương thi in Vietnamese, kyonshī in Japanese, and gangsi in Korean. It is also known as phi dip chin in Thai, hantu pocong in Malay, and vampir cina in Indonesia. It is typically depicted as a stiff corpse dressed in Chinese shroud which is sometimes mistaken as official Hanfu, garments from the Qing Dynasty, and it moves around by hopping with its arms outstretched. It kills living creatures to absorb their ''qi'', or "life force", usually at night, while during the day, it rests in a coffin or hides in dark places such as caves. Jiangshi legends have inspired a Jiangshi fiction, genre of jiangshi films and literature in Hong Kong and East Asia. Origins The Qing Dynasty scholar Ji Xiaolan mentioned in his book ''Yuewei Caotang Biji'' () (c. 1789 – 1798) (The Shadow Book of Ji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montague Summers
Augustus Montague Summers (10 April 1880 – 10 August 1948) was an English author, clergyman, and teacher. He initially prepared for a career in the Church of England at Oxford and Lichfield, and was ordained as an Anglican deacon in 1908. He then converted to Roman Catholicism and began styling himself as a Catholic priest. He was, however, never affiliated with any Catholic diocese or religious order, and it is doubtful that he was ever actually ordained to the priesthood. He was employed as a teacher of English and Latin while independently pursuing scholarly work on the English drama of the 17th century. The latter earned him election to the Royal Society of Literature in 1916. Noted for his eccentric personality and interests, Summers became a well known figure in London society as a result of the publication of his ''History of Witchcraft and Demonology'' in 1926. That work was followed by other studies on witchcraft, vampires, and werewolves, in all of which he professed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Books
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