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  2. Chinese sorcery scares - Wikipedia

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    Chinese sorcery scares refer to a series of moral panics or mass hysteria events in Imperial China, occurring in 1768, 1810, 1876, and 1908. [1] These scares were characterized by widespread fears of sorcery practices, particularly "soul-stealing," a form of alleged magic believed to cause illness or death.

  3. List of mass panic cases - Wikipedia

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    Chinese sorcery scares, a series of similar events that took place in 1768, 1810, 1876, and 1910. [14] Great Fear (1789) – a general panic that took place between 17 July and 3 August 1789, at the start of the French Revolution. [15]

  4. List of fictional tricksters - Wikipedia

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    Max and Moritz - Principal characters of the book of the same name written by Wilhelm Busch in 1865. Famous for their tricks, Max and Moritz quickly became famous characters in Germany. The Mask - Wears a mask imbued with Loki's powers and lack of inhibition. Mister Mxyzptlk - An imp from the fifth dimension featured in the Superman comics.

  5. Category:Fictional characters introduced in 1768 - Wikipedia

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    Literary characters introduced in 1768 (1 P) This page was last edited on 6 June 2023, at 08:42 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...

  6. 1768 - Wikipedia

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    1768 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1768th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 768th year of the 2nd millennium, the 68th year of the 18th century, and the 9th year of the 1760s decade. As of the start of 1768, the ...

  7. History of magic - Wikipedia

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    Black magic as a category didn't exist in ancient Mesopotamia, and a person legitimately using magic to defend themselves against illegitimate magic would use exactly the same techniques. [4] The only major difference was the fact that curses were enacted in secret; [ 4 ] whereas a defense against sorcery was conducted in the open, in front of ...

  8. Oscars 2025: The 'Emilia PĂ©rez' controversy explained - AOL

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    "Emilia Pérez" was a juggernaut film heading into awards season. After winning the jury prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, as well as a historic best actress prize for stars Karla Sofía ...

  9. Talk:The Chinese Sorcery Scare of 1768 - Wikipedia

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