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Sima Guang 司馬光 and Ennin 圓仁 on Reports of Imperial Cannibalism: A Correction

Barrett, T.H.

Authors

T.H. Barrett



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.

Citation

Barrett, T. (2015). Sima Guang 司馬光 and Ennin 圓仁 on Reports of Imperial Cannibalism: A Correction. Studies in Chinese Religions, 1(3), 203-208. https://doi.org/10.1080/23729988.2015.1090103

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 20, 2015
Online Publication Date Oct 6, 2015
Publication Date Oct 6, 2015
Deposit Date Mar 23, 2025
Journal Studies in Chinese Religions
Print ISSN 2372-9988
Electronic ISSN 2372-9996
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 1
Issue 3
Pages 203-208
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/23729988.2015.1090103
Keywords Sima Guang, Ennin, Tang Wuzong, human sacrifice, cannibalism, Buddho-Daoist polemics