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Modern Spirit Mediums in Taiwan: Where Gods Still Talk Through People
Taiwan has more active spirit mediums per capita than anywhere else on earth. In a society with universal healthcare and...
Shamanism in Chinese Folk Religion: The Original Spirit Workers
Before Daoism, before Buddhism, before Confucius — there were the wu, the shamans who danced between worlds....
Spirit Mediums in Chinese Culture: The Living Who Speak for the Dead
Spirit mediums — people who claim to channel the dead — have been part of Chinese culture for three thousand years....
Spirit Writing: Fuji Divination and Messages from the Gods
For centuries, Chinese communities have received messages from deities through a Y-shaped stick that writes in sand....
The Tongji: Spirit Mediums of Southeast Asia's Chinese Communities
In Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, Chinese spirit mediums pierce their cheeks with skewers, speak in tongues, and di...