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Mair provides archaeological and linguistic evidence that Chinese wū < *m y ag 巫 "shaman; witch, wizard; magician" was a loanword from Old Persian *maguš "magician; magus". [26] Mair connects the bronze script character for wū 巫 with the " cross potent " symbol ☩ found in Neolithic West Asia, suggesting the loan of both the symbol and ...
Chinese shamanism, alternatively called Wuism (Chinese: 巫教; pinyin: wū jiào; lit. 'wu religion', 'shamanism', 'witchcraft'; alternatively 巫觋宗教 wū xí zōngjiào), refers to the shamanic religious tradition of China. [1] [2] Its features are especially connected to the ancient Neolithic cultures such as the Hongshan culture. [3]
As an orphan, Soo said he was taken in by a Chinese magician named "Arr Hee", who trained him to perform ancient Chinese magic tricks mixed with more modern European magic. When Hee died, Soo began performing the magic his mentor had taught him. [8] As Chung Ling Soo, Robinson maintained his role as a Chinese man scrupulously.
Fulu for placement above the primary entrance of one's home, intended to protect against evil. Fulu (traditional Chinese: 符籙; simplified Chinese: 符箓; pinyin: fúlù) are Taoist magic symbols and incantations, [1] [2] translatable into English as 'talismanic script', [a] which are written or painted on talismans by Taoist practitioners.
Ancient practices were evident in societies like Egypt and Babylonia, as seen in the Code of Hammurabi. Within Abrahamic religions, attitudes varied: Judaism had a mixed view of magic, Christianity condemned it, and Islam encompassed a range of perspectives. This evolving landscape reflects the interplay between cultural beliefs and societal ...
Fangshi are first recorded in early Chinese canonical Twenty-Four Histories: Sima Qian's (c. 91 BCE) Shiji 史記 Records of the Grand Historian, Ban Gu's (82 CE) Hanshu 漢書 Book of Han, Chen Shou's (289 CE) Sanguozhi 三國志 Records of Three Kingdoms, and Fan Ye's (445 CE) Houhanshu 後漢書 Book of Later Han.
Zhang Jue – Chinese Yellow Turban Rebellion leader (died 184) [12] Zhongli Chun – Chinese occultist and consort of the King Xuan of Qi (r. 342–324 BC) Zoroaster – Founder of Zoroastrianism, reputed inventor of magic and astrology (c. 1000 BC) in legend; Zosimos of Panopolis – Alchemist of the 3rd century CE [13]
Chinese Bronzeware script for wu 巫 "shaman" Victor H. Mair (1990) suggested that Chinese wū (巫 "shaman; witch, wizard; magician") may originate as a loanword from Old Persian *maguš "magician; magi". Mair reconstructs an Old Chinese * m y ag. [35] The reconstruction of Old Chinese forms is somewhat speculative.