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The religious system of China, its ancient forms, evolution, history and present aspect, manners, customs and social institutions connected therewith. Published with a subvention from the Dutch colonial government (1892)

Groot, J. J. M. de (Jan Jakob Maria), 1854-1921 · Leyden E.J. Brill · leaf 445

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Gate decoratinp; the Mausoleum of Confucius. as well, thus serving the double purpose of decorating the entranceto the tombs of persons of distinction, and of exalting their memory.Now-a-days they may he erected over the graves of certain female PI XIX … CD> cdc6 o 4-3 o oo PERSONS FOR WHOM HONORARY GATES MAY BE BUILT. 789 slaves and nuns who have fallen victims to their chastity, as ourreaders know from the Ordinances reproduced on pages 751 and753. We have seen them sometimes over the graves of personswhom the Emperor had greatly distinguished…

Ancestor worship · Burial · Demonology · Witchcraft

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