Gods and devils of mankind : the whole dark picture strikingly contrasted with the beauty and purity of revealed religion / by Frank S. Dobbins ; assisted by Hon. S. Wells Williams (1897)
Dobbins, Frank S. (Frank Stockton), 1855-1916 · [S.l.] · leaf 439
to watch over theliterary efforts of his votaries.Wan-chang te-keun, or the godof literature, is. according tolegend, the disembodied spiritof Chang- Chuncr an official otthe Chow Dynasty. Undersubsequent dynasties, he ap-peared on earth in the personsof men renowned for theirscholarship and… … GOD OF THIEVES. THE TAOIST SACKED BOOKS AND GODS. 439 CHARMS. Dr. Williams says, the Chinesehave an almost infinite variety ofsuperstitious practices, the most ofwhich are of a deprecatory ratherthan an intercessory character, grow-ing out of their belief in demonsand genii who trouble or help…
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