4.7 The Arts of the Fangshi
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2010
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This chapter discusses the wide variety of men who were regarded as possessors of forms of magical or mystical arts that allowed various forms of supernatural powers: fangshi, or "Masters of Arts." A brief typology of fangshi is followed by translations of selected fangshi biographies from the Hou Hanshu.
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Course text chapter on early Chinese history
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China, history, Han, Han Dynasty, fangshi
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