Barrett, T.H. (2015) 'Sima Guang 司馬光 and Ennin 圓仁 on Reports of Imperial Cannibalism: A Correction.' Studies in Chinese Religions, 1 (3). pp. 203-208.

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Abstract

Recent scholarship on the ritual and religious killing of human beings in medieval China is reviewed here in the light of new textual evidence. The sources recommending human sacrifice in military contexts are noted, and the role of deliberate slander of Daoists by Buddhists in cases of supposed imperial cannibalism is further explored.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	Sima Guang, Ennin, Tang Wuzong, human sacrifice, cannibalism, Buddho-Daoist polemics
SOAS Departments & Centres:	Departments and Subunits > School of History, Religions & Philosophies Departments and Subunits > School of History, Religions & Philosophies > Department of History
ISSN:	23729988
DOI (Digital Object Identifier):	https://doi.org/10.1080/23729988.2015.1090103
Date Deposited:	23 Mar 2025 08:14
URI:	https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/43660