The religious system of China, its ancient forms, evolution, history and present aspect, manners, customs and social institutions connected therewith (1892)
Groot, J. J. M. de (Jan Jakob Maria), 1854-1921 · Leyden, E. J. Brill · leaf 158
to which it was reduced when thedead man breathed his last (p. 25). But tlie practice so closely con-nected with it of sleeping on mats or straw at the side of thedead is, after the coffining, generally given up. Only in verynotable families, especially when the dead man is a mandarin, orone or…
Ancestor worship · Burial · Demonology · Witchcraft -- China · China -- Religion
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