叫魂:1768年中国妖术大恐慌 (Soulstealers: The Chinese Sorcery Scare of 1768)

The book tells a story of ""killing goblins in an age of prosperity"". During the Emperor Qian Long's regime, the politics and social life of the Qing Dynasty was disturbed strongly by a sorcery named ""souldstealer"". During those months from spring to autumn in the year of 1768, this sorcery spread over half of China, which made people scare, officials busy, even made the Emperor Qian Long cannot stay in peace. The author's detailed description is thrilling.He lively shows how the panic prevailing in provinces resulted in a national movement of killing goblins.