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Spiritual warfare in China is a concept in several cultural groups of China of using various methods and devices believed to ward off supernatural evil or interfering forces. One author writes of how the wood of the peach tree has been a key device in fighting evil spirits in China: The Chinese also considered peach wood (t'ao-fu) protective against evil spirits, who held the peach in awe. In ancient China, peach-wood bows were used to shoot arrows in every direction in an effort to dispel evil. Peach-wood slips or carved pits served as amulets to protect a person's life, safety, and health.

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  • Guerra spirituale in Cina (it)
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  • Spiritual warfare in China is a concept in several cultural groups of China of using various methods and devices believed to ward off supernatural evil or interfering forces. One author writes of how the wood of the peach tree has been a key device in fighting evil spirits in China: The Chinese also considered peach wood (t'ao-fu) protective against evil spirits, who held the peach in awe. In ancient China, peach-wood bows were used to shoot arrows in every direction in an effort to dispel evil. Peach-wood slips or carved pits served as amulets to protect a person's life, safety, and health. (en)
  • La guerra spirituale in Cina è un concetto in diversi gruppi culturali della Cina, fondato sull'usare vari metodi e oggetti che si ritiene possano scongiurare il male preternaturale o le forze che interferiscono con la vita umana. Un autore scrive di come il legno del pesco sia uno strumento chiave nella lotta contro gli spiriti maligni in Cina: Sigilli o statue in legno di pesco custodivano cancelli e porte e, come recita un racconto di epoca Han, "gli edifici nella capitale sono resi tranquilli e puri, ovunque prevale un buon stato di cose" (it)
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  • Spiritual warfare in China is a concept in several cultural groups of China of using various methods and devices believed to ward off supernatural evil or interfering forces. One author writes of how the wood of the peach tree has been a key device in fighting evil spirits in China: The Chinese also considered peach wood (t'ao-fu) protective against evil spirits, who held the peach in awe. In ancient China, peach-wood bows were used to shoot arrows in every direction in an effort to dispel evil. Peach-wood slips or carved pits served as amulets to protect a person's life, safety, and health. Peach-wood seals or figurines guarded gates and doors, and, as one Han account recites, "the buildings in the capital are made tranquil and pure; everywhere a good state of affairs prevails." Writes the author, further: Another aid in fighting evil spirits were peach-wood wands. The Li-chi (Han period) reported that the emperor went to the funeral of a minister escorted by a sorcerer carrying a peach-wood wand to keep bad influences away. Since that time, peach-wood wands have remained an important means of exorcism in China. Elsewhere in China it is written that "In fighting evil spirits, an anji can invoke his personal sonma, for example, by offering a chicken. If the anji does not worship his sonma in a fitting manner, he may become sick, or the sonma may leave the anji altogether, causing him to lose his power." In parts of China bordering and sharing the culture of Nepal, the practice of Shamanism can be found. It is reported that various kinds of shamans are engaged by evil spirits "in either a physical battle or a battle of wits." Shamans are often called upon to fight evil spirits, in many traditions. One story tells of a shaman who, unable to locate a demon who was causing illness to a victim, brought a story-singer, who sang a story of the defeat of a powerful demon so convincingly that the infesting demon came out to aid the demon in the song, and so was able to be defeated. The Hmong people, found throughout Southeast Asia including in China have an ancient belief in evil spirits and have a well established set of rituals and traditions for encountering demons. Comparable efforts to fight evil spirits occur in Christianity (See Spiritual warfare (Christianity). (en)
  • La guerra spirituale in Cina è un concetto in diversi gruppi culturali della Cina, fondato sull'usare vari metodi e oggetti che si ritiene possano scongiurare il male preternaturale o le forze che interferiscono con la vita umana. Un autore scrive di come il legno del pesco sia uno strumento chiave nella lotta contro gli spiriti maligni in Cina: Sigilli o statue in legno di pesco custodivano cancelli e porte e, come recita un racconto di epoca Han, "gli edifici nella capitale sono resi tranquilli e puri, ovunque prevale un buon stato di cose" Altrove in Cina è scritto che "Nel combattere gli spiriti maligni, un anji può invocare il suo sonma personale, ad esempio offrendo un pollo. Se l'anji non adora il suo sonma in modo adeguato, potrebbe ammalarsi, o il sonma potrebbe lasciare l'anji del tutto, facendolo perdere il suo potere. " In alcune parti della Cina che confinano e condividono la cultura del Nepal, si può trovare la pratica dello sciamanesimo. È stato riferito che vari tipi di sciamani sono impegnati da spiriti maligni "in una battaglia fisica o in una battaglia di ingegno". Una storia racconta di uno sciamano che, incapace di localizzare un demone che stava causando una malattia a una vittima, portò un cantastorie, che cantò una storia della sconfitta di un potente demone in modo così convincente che il demone infestante uscì per aiutare il demone nella canzone, e così è stato in grado di essere sconfitto. Il popolo Hmong, presente in tutto il Sud-est asiatico compresa la Cina, ha un'antica credenza negli spiriti maligni e ha una serie ben consolidata di rituali e tradizioni per incontrare i demoni. Sforzi comparabili per combattere gli spiriti maligni si verificano nel cristianesimo (vedi Guerra spirituale.) (it)
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