ghosts
ancestor earth corroborated · 3
Ghosts are spiritual entities in Chinese folklore. During the Mao era, stories of ghosts were considered superstitious beliefs that would impair productivity. Guangnian speculated yeren are the source of Chinese ghost and spirit folklore.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 1976
- Historical notes
- Considered superstition during the Mao era.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- ghost of Kimo Hill, Mirriyolla Dog, djirri djirris, Craypton, Min Min light, ghost of a little old woman, phantom coach, phantom dog, phantom cat, phantom horse, phantom cattle, phantom deer, phantom house, spirits, Yeren, yeti, will-o'-the-wisp, Incubus, Wraith
- child of
- Mania
- manifested by
- Three Deathbringers, Neferkaptah
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“They believed stories of yeren, ghosts, and spirits would impair productivity, such as by scaring farmers from tending to their fields, and circulating such stories were sometimes punishable offenses.”
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