The religious system of China, its ancient forms, evolution, history and present aspect, manners, custom and social institutions connected therewith (1892)
Groot, J. J. M. de (Jan Jakob Maria), 1854-1921 · Leyden : E. J. Brill · leaf 138
d form, asin Eig. 8, or in current handwriting which isperplexing to many readers; not to mention arbi-trary omissions, additions, or modifications of linesand strokes. As early as the time of Koh Hungit must have been the rule that charms were veryillegible, for this sage explicitly mentions it as… … Charm containingfragmentary characters. 1042 THE WAR AGAINST SPECTRES. Eiff. 9. showed to Siang a variety of charms, taking away the explana-tions; but he analyzed them all, one by one \ • Charms must present an indefinite variety of forms for the simplefact that the characters, which enter into…
