Chinese spirit possession
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Chinese spirit possession is a practice performed by specialists called
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Larry Clinton Thompson, in his book "William Scott Ament and the Boxer Rebellion: Heroism, Hubris and the ”Ideal Missionary”, has a description of the spirit possession practiced by Chinese boxers:
... whirling and twirling of swords, violent prostrations, and chanting incantations to Taoist and Buddhist spirits. When the spirit possession had been achieved, the boxers would obtain invulnerability and superhuman skills with swords and lance.[3]
Spiritual possession practitioners during the Boxer Rebellion and 20th century warfare claimed that once these incantations were chanted, Chinese deities would descend to offer protection, so that cannon fire or gunshots would not harm the human body.[4]
See also
References
- ISBN 0-520-06459-3. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ISBN 0-415-29823-7. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-4008-5.
- ISBN 978-986-221-531-9.