Can you tell us a story in English?

Can you tell us a story in English? English is: Can you tell us a story in English?

Storytelling: Witchcraft and scapegoat in China's history is one of the series of international studies on Buddhism and China religion, and it is an important work by Tian Hai, a professor at Oxford University who studies Chinese folk belief culture. ?

This book discusses the evolution of several typical stories (rumors) in ancient China, such as Grandma Tiger, Shen, Xiuyue, editing and publishing, harem draft, etc. , and in-depth analysis of the panic they caused and the way people responded to panic, especially the process of choosing scapegoats; At the same time, the author also analyzes the reaction of local officials and even the court to the story (rumor).

Through the discussion of several specific stories (rumors), this book embodies the powerful energy of oral discourse and local memory, and embodies the people's autonomy in the face of rumors and its important role in rebuilding the local social order.

Barend ter Haar, Professor of Chinese at Oxford University and Director of China Research Center. He has taught at Heidelberg University and Leiden University. The research field is mainly the social and cultural history of China, especially the religious history.

His representative works include "Sutra Revision: Buddhist Movement of Laymen in the Late Chinese Empire" (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2014);

Storytelling: Witchcraft and scapegoat in the history of China (Leiden: Brill, 2006); White Lotus Religion in the Heritage History of China (Leiden: Brill, 1992), etc.