Demonology of China. Flying Dead, Tempting Hedgehogs and Departments of Hell
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Demonology of China. Flying Dead, Tempting Hedgehogs and Departments of Hell
19.99 €
Mud spirits, debt ghosts, plant demons, living dolls and killer clothes... China's cultural history spans more than five thousand years, and during this time, people have come up with a huge number of strange creatures and believed in them. Orientalist and Sinologist Alisa Atarova, a graduate of the Higher School of Economics and Wuyi University (Wuyishan), author of the novella "The Golden Cage" and translator of the Tianxia Guiyuan series "Rise of the Phoenixes", boldly delved into the incredibly vast mythology of China to compile a fascinating anthology of demons, the living dead, werewolves, messengers of disaster and other evil spirits of Chinese folklore.
Fascinating dossiers on the characters of Chinese legends are illustrated by excerpts from ancient treatises and urban legends of modern China - translated into Russian for the first time! The scientific editor of the book is Tatyana Karpova, a teacher at the National Research University Higher School of Economics and a well-known translator from Chinese, who introduced readers to the series “Blessing of the Celestials” by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu.
The fascinating illustrations of the contemporary Russian artist Plus+, known to many from her zines and comics “Bam! Buk”, immerse you in the atmosphere of scary zhiguai stories about abandoned estates with ghosts, spirits lying in wait for a random traveler on a moonlit night, and unseen monsters living in the mountains and forest thickets.
Why do some mountain xiao wear red hats? What do jiangshi have in common with European vampires? How can you get rid of a parasitic demon and what can non-compliance with feng shui principles in a cemetery lead to? The thin line between the human world and the Yin spirit world dissolves, and the supernatural lurks at every turn: on a business trip, in the emperor's palace, during an important exam, and even in your own home! The book will appeal to all fans of Asia, Chinese culture and mythology, and will definitely not leave indifferent all lovers of urban legends and folk horror.
Fascinating dossiers on the characters of Chinese legends are illustrated by excerpts from ancient treatises and urban legends of modern China - translated into Russian for the first time! The scientific editor of the book is Tatyana Karpova, a teacher at the National Research University Higher School of Economics and a well-known translator from Chinese, who introduced readers to the series “Blessing of the Celestials” by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu.
The fascinating illustrations of the contemporary Russian artist Plus+, known to many from her zines and comics “Bam! Buk”, immerse you in the atmosphere of scary zhiguai stories about abandoned estates with ghosts, spirits lying in wait for a random traveler on a moonlit night, and unseen monsters living in the mountains and forest thickets.
Why do some mountain xiao wear red hats? What do jiangshi have in common with European vampires? How can you get rid of a parasitic demon and what can non-compliance with feng shui principles in a cemetery lead to? The thin line between the human world and the Yin spirit world dissolves, and the supernatural lurks at every turn: on a business trip, in the emperor's palace, during an important exam, and even in your own home! The book will appeal to all fans of Asia, Chinese culture and mythology, and will definitely not leave indifferent all lovers of urban legends and folk horror.
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